The background aerosol size distribution in the free troposphere: An analysis of the annual cycle at a high-alpine site

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 31749-31761

  Nyeki, S ^a,b   Li, F ^a,c   Weingartner, E ^a   Streit, N ^a   Colbeck, I ^b   Gaggeler H W ^a,d   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0007820481     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200029     Document Type: Article

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