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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3951-2012
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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04 May 2012
Research article |
| 04 May 2012
Characterisation of sub-micron particle number concentrations and formation events in the western Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa
A. Hirsikko
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, P.O. Box 503, 00101, Finland
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
V. Vakkari
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
P. Tiitta
University of Eastern Finland, PL 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
H. E. Manninen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
S. Gagné
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
now at: Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, M3H5T4, Canada
now at: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H3J5, Canada
H. Laakso
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
M. Kulmala
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
A. Mirme
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 18 Ülikooli Str., 50090 Tartu, Estonia
S. Mirme
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 18 Ülikooli Str., 50090 Tartu, Estonia
D. Mabaso
Rustenburg Local Municipality, Rustenburg, South Africa
J. P. Beukes
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
L. Laakso
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, P.O. Box 503, 00101, Finland
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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