Aerosol characteristics of air masses in northern Europe: Influences of location, transport, sinks, and sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Tunved, P ^a   Nilsson, E D ^a   Hansson, H C ^a   Strom J ^a   Kulmala, M ^b   Aalto, P ^b   Viisanen, Y ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; CLASSIFICATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 29144520041     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005085     Document Type: Article

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