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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8505-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8505-2013
Research article
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27 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 27 Aug 2013

A net decrease in the Earth's cloud, aerosol, and surface 340 nm reflectivity during the past 33 yr (1979–2011)

J. Herman, M. T. DeLand, L.-K. Huang, G. Labow, D. Larko, S. A. Lloyd, J. Mao, W. Qin, and C. Weaver

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