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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7983-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7983-2013
Research article
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19 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 19 Aug 2013

Relating particle hygroscopicity and CCN activity to chemical composition during the HCCT-2010 field campaign

Z. J. Wu, L. Poulain, S. Henning, K. Dieckmann, W. Birmili, M. Merkel, D. van Pinxteren, G. Spindler, K. Müller, F. Stratmann, H. Herrmann, and A. Wiedensohler

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