Assessing the relative contributions of transport efficiency and scavenging to seasonal variability in Arctic aerosol

Timothy J. Garrett; Chuanfeng Zhao; Paul C. Novelli

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00453.x

Assessing the relative contributions of transport efficiency and scavenging to seasonal variability in Arctic aerosol

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 62 (2010): Issue 3

By: Timothy J. Garrett, Chuanfeng Zhao and Paul C. Novelli

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Submitted on: Sep 1, 2009

Accepted on: Mar 6, 2010

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