Air ion measurements as a source of information about atmospheric aerosols

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 233-242

  Hõrrak, Urmas ^a   Mirme, Aadu ^a   Salm, Jaan ^a   Tamm, Eduard ^a   Tammet, Hannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0345726041     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(97)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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