Hygroscopicity of the submicrometer aerosol at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch, 3580 m a.s.l., Switzerland

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 5715-5729

  Sjogren, S ^a   Gysel, M ^a   Weingartner, E ^a   Alfarra, M R ^a   Duplissy, J ^a   Cozic, J ^a   Crosier, J ^b   Coe, H ^b   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69949182498     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-5715-2008     Document Type: Article

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