Determination and analysis of in situ spectral aerosol optical properties by a multi-instrumental approach

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2373-2387

  Segura, S ^a   Estelles V ^a   Titos, G ^b   Lyamani, H ^b   Utrillas, M P ^a   Zotter, P ^c   Prevot A S H ^c   Mocnik G ^d   Alados Arboledas, L ^b   Martinez Lozano J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Aerosol doo   (Slovenia)

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EID: 84905674465     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-2373-2014     Document Type: Article

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