Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7585-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7585-2015
Research article
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13 Jul 2015
Research article |  | 13 Jul 2015

The relationship between cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentration and light extinction of dried particles: indications of underlying aerosol processes and implications for satellite-based CCN estimates

Y. Shinozuka, A. D. Clarke, A. Nenes, A. Jefferson, R. Wood, C. S. McNaughton, J. Ström, P. Tunved, J. Redemann, K. L. Thornhill, R. H. Moore, T. L. Lathem, J. J. Lin, and Y. J. Yoon

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