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© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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04 May 2015
Research article |
| 04 May 2015
Characterization of satellite-based proxies for estimating nucleation mode particles over South Africa
A.-M. Sundström
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
A. Nikandrova
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
K. Atlaskina
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
T. Nieminen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
V. Vakkari
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
L. Laakso
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
J. P. Beukes
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
P. G. van Zyl
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
M. Josipovic
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
A. D. Venter
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
K. Jaars
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
J. J. Pienaar
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
S. Piketh
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
A. Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
E. K. Chiloane
Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Eskom Holdigns SOC Ltd, Sustainability Division, South Africa
G. de Leeuw
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
M. Kulmala
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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