The tropical Atlantic surface wind divergence belt and its effect on clouds

Tubul, Y.; Koren, I.; Altaratz, O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-781-2015

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-781-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-781-2015

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14 Dec 2015

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The tropical Atlantic surface wind divergence belt and its effect on clouds

Y. Tubul, I. Koren, and O. Altaratz

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