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Opinion: Papers that shaped tropospheric chemistry

Paul S. Monks, A. R. Ravishankara, Erika von Schneidemesser, and Roberto Sommariva

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Which published papers have transformed our understanding of the chemical processes in the troposphere and shaped the field of atmospheric chemistry? We explore how these papers have shaped the development of the field of atmospheric chemistry and identify the major landmarks in the field of atmospheric chemistry through the lens of those papers' impact on science, legislation and environmental events.
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