Effects of aerosols on tropospheric photolysis rates in clear and cloudy atmospheres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D19, 1999, Pages 23697-23707

  Liao, Hong ^a   Yung, Yuk L ^b   Seinfeld, John H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0033589120     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD900409     Document Type: Article

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