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15 Jan 2014
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Estimation of cloud condensation nuclei concentration from aerosol optical quantities: influential factors and uncertainties
Jianjun Liu
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
State Laboratory of Earth Surface Process and Resource Ecology, GCESS, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Zhanqing Li
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
State Laboratory of Earth Surface Process and Resource Ecology, GCESS, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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