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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9077-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9077-2014
Research article
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03 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 03 Sep 2014

Countergradient heat flux observations during the evening transition period

E. Blay-Carreras, E. R. Pardyjak, D. Pino, D. C. Alexander, F. Lohou, and M. Lothon

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