Contribution of different aerosol species to the global aerosol extinction optical thickness: Estimates from model results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 23895-23915

  Tegen, Ina ^a   Hollrig, Peter ^b   Chin, Mian ^c,g   Fung, Inez ^d,e,h   Jacob, Daniel ^f   Penner, Joyce ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0007612183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01864     Document Type: Article

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