Articles | Volume 12, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11695-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11695-2012
Research article
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10 Dec 2012
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2012

Vertical profiles of aerosol optical properties over central Illinois and comparison with surface and satellite measurements

P. J. Sheridan, E. Andrews, J. A. Ogren, J. L. Tackett, and D. M. Winker

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