Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1329-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1329-2023
Research article
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25 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 25 Jan 2023

Characteristics of fine particle matter at the top of Shanghai Tower

Changqin Yin, Jianming Xu, Wei Gao, Liang Pan, Yixuan Gu, Qingyan Fu, and Fan Yang

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The particle matter (PM2.5) at the top of the 632 m high Shanghai Tower was found to be higher...
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