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24 Oct 2017
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Multi-source SO2 emission retrievals and consistency of satellite and surface measurements with reported emissions
Vitali Fioletov
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Chris A. McLinden
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Shailesh K. Kharol
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Nickolay A. Krotkov
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland
College Park, MD, USA
Joanna Joiner
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Michael D. Moran
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Robert Vet
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Antoon J. H. Visschedijk
TNO, Department of Climate, Air and Sustainability, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Hugo A. C. Denier van der Gon
TNO, Department of Climate, Air and Sustainability, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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