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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-1755-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-1755-2014
Research article
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17 Feb 2014
Research article |  | 17 Feb 2014

Retrieval of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosol optical and microphysical properties from POLDER/PARASOL measurements

F. Waquet, F. Peers, P. Goloub, F. Ducos, F. Thieuleux, Y. Derimian, J. Riedi, M. Chami, and D. Tanré

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