Articles | Volume 10, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-11647-2010
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-11647-2010
Research article
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09 Dec 2010
Research article |  | 09 Dec 2010

Light-absorbing impurities in Arctic snow

S. J. Doherty, S. G. Warren, T. C. Grenfell, A. D. Clarke, and R. E. Brandt

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Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Field Measurements | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
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