Charged particle size distributions and analysis of particle formation events at the Finnish Antarctic research station Aboa

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-408

  Virkkula, Aki ^a   Hirsikko, Anne ^b   Vana, Marko ^b,c   Aalto, Pasi P ^b   Hillamo, Risto ^a   Kulmala, Markku ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 34547350159     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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