Simulating the global atmospheric black carbon cycle: A revisit to the contribution of aircraft emissions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 2521-2541

  Hendricks, Johannes ^a   Karcher B ^a   Dopelheuer A ^b   Feichter, J ^c   Lohmann, U ^d,e   Baumgardner, D ^f  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Department of Fan and Compressor   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

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EID: 13244288100     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-4-2521-2004     Document Type: Article

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