Identification of trends and interannual variability of sulfate and black carbon in the Canadian High Arctic: 1981-2007

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Gong, S L ^a   Zhao, T L ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Toom Sauntry, D ^a   Lavoue D ^a   Zhang, X B ^a   Leaitch, W R ^a   Barrie, L A ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77952394384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012943     Document Type: Article

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