Size distributions of atmospheric ions in the Baltic Sea region

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-336

  Komppula, Mika ^a,b   Vana, Marko ^c,d   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^a   Lihavainen, Heikki ^a   Viisanen, Yrjö ^a   Hõrrak, Urmas ^c,d   Komsaare, Kaupo ^c   Tamm, Eduard ^c   Hirsikko, Anne ^d   Laakso, Lauri ^d   Kulmala, Markku ^d  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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