New-particle formation events in a continental boundary layer: First results from the SATURN experiment

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1445-1459

  Stratmann, F ^a   Siebert, H ^a   Spindler, G ^a   Wehner, B ^a   Althausen, D ^a   Heintzenberg, J ^a   Hellmuth, O ^a   Rinke, R ^a   Schmieder, U ^a   Seidel, C ^a   Tuch, T ^a   Uhrner, U ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a   Wandinger, U ^a   Wendisch, M ^a   Schell, D ^b   Stohl, A ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ENVISCOPE GMBH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 1842475455     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-1445-2003     Document Type: Article

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