Role of sulfates in regional cloud-climate interactions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 299-315

  Menon, S ^a   Saxena, V K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; SULPHATE;

EID: 0031712838     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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