Intensification of aerosol pollution associated with its feedback with surface solar radiation and winds in beijing

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 4093-4099

  Yang, Xin ^a,b   Zhao, Chuanfeng ^a,b   Guo, Jianping ^c   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOINT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE STUDIES   (China)

^c STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

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EID: 84969964535     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024645     Document Type: Article

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