Variation in the ionic composition in convective showers in Pune, India

M. S. Naik; L. T. Khemani; G. A. Momin; P. S. P. Rao; A. G. Pillai; P. D. Safai

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v46i1.15752

Variation in the ionic composition in convective showers in Pune, India

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 46 (1994): Issue 1

By: M. S. Naik, L. T. Khemani, G. A. Momin, P. S. P. Rao, A. G. Pillai and P. D. Safai

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Dec 4, 1992

Accepted on: Aug 24, 1993

Published on: Jan 1, 1994

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© 1994 M. S. Naik, L. T. Khemani, G. A. Momin, P. S. P. Rao, A. G. Pillai, P. D. Safai, published by Stockholm University Press
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