Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5489-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5489-2013
Research article
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04 Jun 2013
Research article |  | 04 Jun 2013

Modeling the radiative effects of desert dust on weather and regional climate

C. Spyrou, G. Kallos, C. Mitsakou, P. Athanasiadis, C. Kalogeri, and M. J. Iacono

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