The 2nd Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2): General overview and main results

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-125

  Raes, Frank ^a   Bates, Timothy ^b   McGovern, Frank ^a   Van Liedekerke, Marc ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACE 2; AEROSOL PROPERTY; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034083981     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v52i2.16088     Document Type: Article

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