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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1725-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1725-2015
Research article
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19 Feb 2015
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2015

The role of aerosol in altering North Atlantic atmospheric circulation in winter and its impact on air quality

F. S. R. Pausata, M. Gaetani, G. Messori, S. Kloster, and F. J. Dentener

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