In-situ observations of aerosol particles remaining from evaporated cirrus crystals: Comparing clean and polluted air masses

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1037-1049

  Seifert, M ^a   Strom J ^a   Krejci, R ^a   Minikin, A ^b   Petzold, A ^b   Gayet, J F ^c   Schumann, U ^b   Ovarlez, J ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 2942621441     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-1037-2003     Document Type: Article

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