The role of sea-salt emissions in controlling the marine Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol: a model study

E. Monica Mårtensson; Peter Tunved; Hannele Korhonen; E. Douglas Nilsson

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00465.x

The role of sea-salt emissions in controlling the marine Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol: a model study

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

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By: E. Monica Mårtensson, Peter Tunved, Hannele Korhonen and E. Douglas Nilsson

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