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Study of the relative humidity dependence of aerosol light-scattering in southern Spain Cover

Study of the relative humidity dependence of aerosol light-scattering in southern Spain

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Volume 66 (2014): Issue 1
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|Jan 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v66.24536 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
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Language: English
Page range: 24536 - 24536
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 30, 2014
Published on: Jan 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Aerosol particle light scattering,
hygroscopic growth,
scattering enhancement,
radiative forcing,
field measurements

© 2014 Gloria Titos, Hassan Lyamani, Alberto Cazorla, Mar Sorribas, Inmaculada Foyo-Moreno, Alfred Wiedensohler, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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