Articles | Volume 20, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12329-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12329-2020
Research article
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29 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 29 Oct 2020

Validation of satellite formaldehyde (HCHO) retrievals using observations from 12 aircraft campaigns

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