Solar dimming and brightening over Thessaloniki, Greece, and Beijing, China

C. S. Zerefos; K. Eleftheratos; C. Meleti; S. Kazadzis; A. Romanou; C. Ichoku; G. Tselioudis; A. Bais

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00425.x

Solar dimming and brightening over Thessaloniki, Greece, and Beijing, China

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 4

By: C. S. Zerefos, K. Eleftheratos, C. Meleti, S. Kazadzis, A. Romanou, C. Ichoku, G. Tselioudis and A. Bais

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