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The 2nd Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2): general overview and main results

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|Jan 2000

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Language: English
Page range: 111 - 125
Submitted on: Sep 10, 1999
Accepted on: Oct 11, 1999
Published on: Jan 1, 2000
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2000 Frank Raes, Timothy Bates, Frank McGovern, Marc Van Liedekerke, published by Stockholm University Press
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