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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3151-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3151-2014
Research article
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26 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2014

Satellite retrieval of aerosol microphysical and optical parameters using neural networks: a new methodology applied to the Sahara desert dust peak

M. Taylor, S. Kazadzis, A. Tsekeri, A. Gkikas, and V. Amiridis

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