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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3243-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3243-2013
Research article
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27 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 27 Nov 2013

Assessment of aerosol's mass concentrations from measured linear particle depolarization ratio (vertically resolved) and simulations

A. Nemuc, J. Vasilescu, C. Talianu, L. Belegante, and D. Nicolae

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