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Surfactant partitioning in cloud droplet activation: a study of C8, C10, C12 and C14 normal fatty acid sodium salts Cover

Surfactant partitioning in cloud droplet activation: a study of C8, C10, C12 and C14 normal fatty acid sodium salts

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|Jan 2008

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Language: English
Page range: 416 - 431
Submitted on: Oct 25, 2007
Accepted on: Mar 3, 2008
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2008 Nønne L. Prisle, Tomi Raatikainen, Riikka Sorjamaa, Birgitta Svenningsson, Ari Laaksonen, Merete Bilde, published by Stockholm University Press
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