Characterization of ions at Alpine waterfalls

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3687-3697

  Kolarz P ^a   Gaisberger, M ^b   Madl, P ^c   Hofmann, W ^c   Ritter, M ^b   Hartl, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATERFALL;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

EID: 84860141395     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-3687-2012     Document Type: Article

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