On Langley plots in the presence of a systematic diurnal aerosol cycle centered at noon: A comment on recently proposed methodologies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Marenco, Franco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 34249656155     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007248     Document Type: Note

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