Articles | Volume 13, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11235-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11235-2013
Research article
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19 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 19 Nov 2013

The seasonal vertical distribution of the Saharan Air Layer and its modulation by the wind

C. Tsamalis, A. Chédin, J. Pelon, and V. Capelle

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