Quantifying light absorption by organic carbon in Western North American snow by serial chemical extractions

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 10,247-10,261

  Dang, Cheng ^a   Hegg, Dean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 85018729599     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022156     Document Type: Article

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