Articles | Volume 14, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12499-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12499-2014
Research article
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27 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 27 Nov 2014

Variations of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and aerosol activity during fog–haze episode: a case study from Shanghai

C. Leng, Q. Zhang, D. Zhang, C. Xu, T. Cheng, R. Zhang, J. Tao, J. Chen, S. Zha, Y. Zhang, X. Li, L. Kong, and W. Gao

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