Articles | Volume 13, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8719-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8719-2013
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03 Sep 2013
Research article |  | 03 Sep 2013

Light-absorbing carbon in Europe – measurement and modelling, with a focus on residential wood combustion emissions

J. Genberg, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, D. Simpson, E. Swietlicki, H. Areskoug, D. Beddows, D. Ceburnis, M. Fiebig, H. C. Hansson, R. M. Harrison, S. G. Jennings, S. Saarikoski, G. Spindler, A. J. H. Visschedijk, A. Wiedensohler, K. E. Yttri, and R. Bergström

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