Submicrometer aerosol particle distributions in the upper troposphere over the mid-latitude North Atlantic—results from the third route of ‘CARIBIC’

M. Hermann; C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer; F. Slemr; J. Heintzenberg; B. G. Martinsson; H. Schlager; P. F. J. Van Velthoven; A. Wiedensohler; A. Zahn; H. Ziereis

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00323.x

Submicrometer aerosol particle distributions in the upper troposphere over the mid-latitude North Atlantic—results from the third route of ‘CARIBIC’

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 60 (2008): Issue 1

By: M. Hermann, C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer, F. Slemr, J. Heintzenberg, B. G. Martinsson, H. Schlager, P. F. J. Van Velthoven, A. Wiedensohler, A. Zahn and H. Ziereis

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