Articles | Volume 12, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-10545-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-10545-2012
Research article
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12 Nov 2012
Research article |  | 12 Nov 2012

Dust emission size distribution impact on aerosol budget and radiative forcing over the Mediterranean region: a regional climate model approach

P. Nabat, F. Solmon, M. Mallet, J. F. Kok, and S. Somot

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