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SAHARA AIR LAYER [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Under the right conditions, which typically align between late spring and early fall, great amounts of dust are swept up into the Saharan air layer, a pancake of dry, hot air usually a mile or more above Earth's surface that can be two miles thick.

Key term(s)
  • Sahara air layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

La couche d'air saharien (SAL) est une masse d'air très sèche et pleine de poussières qui se forme au-dessus du désert du Sahara à la fin du printemps, en été et au début de l'automne et qui se déplace en général vers la partie tropicale de l'Océan Atlantique.

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