Effects of relative humidity and temperature on sulphate aerosol optical properties

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-243

  Bertrand, C ^a   Van Ypersele, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031399691     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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