What drives the aerosol distribution in Guangdong - The most developed province in Southern China?

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Lili ^a,b   Wang, Yunpeng ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

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EID: 84905699160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05972     Document Type: Article

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