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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1747-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1747-2013
Research article
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23 Jul 2013
Research article |  | 23 Jul 2013

MODIS 3 km aerosol product: applications over land in an urban/suburban region

L. A. Munchak, R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, L. A. Remer, B. N. Holben, J. S. Schafer, C. A. Hostetler, and R. A. Ferrare

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