Size resolved mass concentration and elemental composition of atmospheric aerosols over the eastern Mediterranean area

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2207-2216

  Smolik J ^a   Zdimal V ^a   Schwarz, J ^a   Lazaridis, M ^c   Havranek V ^b   Eleftheriadis, K ^d   Mihalopoulos, N ^e   Bryant, C ^f   Colbeck, I ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

^b NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748088277     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-2207-2003     Document Type: Article

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