Dust Routing in West and South West of Iran (September 2008)

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

1 PhD. Student of Meteorology, Faculty of Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Water Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

4 Professor, Department of Space Physics, Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

5 MSc. of Meteorology, Faculty of Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran


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