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Lightning NOx influence on large-scale NOy and O3 plumes observed over the northern mid-latitudes Cover

Lightning NOx influence on large-scale NOy and O3 plumes observed over the northern mid-latitudes

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Submitted on: Jul 24, 2014
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Published on: Jan 1, 2014
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