On the composition and optical extinction of particles in the tropopause region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D22, 1999, Pages 27441-27459

  Karcher B ^a   Solomon, S ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CIRRUS; CLOUD DROPLET; EXTINCTION; ICE CRYSTAL; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0342758469     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900838     Document Type: Article

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