Monitoring atmospheric composition and climate, research in support of the Copernicus/GMES atmospheric service (ACP/AMT/ESSD/GMD inter-journal SI)(ACP/AMT/ESSD/GMD inter-journal SI)
Monitoring atmospheric composition and climate, research in support of the Copernicus/GMES atmospheric service (ACP/AMT/ESSD/GMD inter-journal SI)(ACP/AMT/ESSD/GMD inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): V.-H. Peuch, R. Engelen, A. Simmons, W. Lahoz, P. Laj, and and S. Galmarini Special issue jointly organized between Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Earth System Science Data, and Geoscientific Model Development
With the acute societal concerns about air quality, climate change and their effects on health and ecosystems, there is an increasing need for comprehensive, reliable and fast information services on the atmospheric environment. This is also of importance for a range of policy-relevant applications at different scales, from international treaty verification to urban planning for instance. Succeeding GEMS (Global and regional Earth-system Monitoring using Space and in-situ data) and MACC (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate), MACC-II* (MACC-Interim Implementation) is the third in a series of projects funded since 2005 through the European Union's Seventh Framework programme to build up the atmospheric service component of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) /Copernicus European programme. MACC-II combines the expertise of its 36 partner institutes from 13 European countries to bridge the gap between the meteorological and environmental communities engaged in research and operational service provision. Using the extensive experience of both communities, MACC-II provides information on atmospheric composition using satellite observations, ground-based observations, and state-of-the-art numerical models (http://www.copernicus-atmosphere.eu). MACC-II not only monitors atmospheric composition over time but also provides forecasts of air quality, dust storms, fire emissions and solar/UV radiation for a few days ahead both globally and in more detail for Europe. Furthermore, MACC-II supports studies of pollution events and possible responses to mitigate their effects, annual assessments of air quality, and the monitoring of greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks at the Earth's surface. This special issue focuses on the world-class research aspects that underpin the continuous development, evaluation and delivery of the GMES/Copernicus services for atmospheric composition.

*The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 THEME [SPA.2011.1.5-02]) under grant agreement no. 283576.

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30 Nov 2015
LSA SAF Meteosat FRP products – Part 1: Algorithms, product contents, and analysis
M. J. Wooster, G. Roberts, P. H. Freeborn, W. Xu, Y. Govaerts, R. Beeby, J. He, A. Lattanzio, D. Fisher, and R. Mullen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 13217–13239, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13217-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13217-2015, 2015
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30 Nov 2015
LSA SAF Meteosat FRP products – Part 2: Evaluation and demonstration for use in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
G. Roberts, M. J. Wooster, W. Xu, P. H. Freeborn, J.-J. Morcrette, L. Jones, A. Benedetti, H. Jiangping, D. Fisher, and J. W. Kaiser
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 13241–13267, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13241-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13241-2015, 2015
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12 Aug 2015
New fire diurnal cycle characterizations to improve fire radiative energy assessments made from MODIS observations
N. Andela, J. W. Kaiser, G. R. van der Werf, and M. J. Wooster
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8831–8846, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8831-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8831-2015, 2015
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26 Jan 2016
A review of approaches to estimate wildfire plume injection height within large-scale atmospheric chemical transport models
R. Paugam, M. Wooster, S. Freitas, and M. Val Martin
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 907–925, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-907-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-907-2016, 2016
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30 Jul 2015
Extended and refined multi sensor reanalysis of total ozone for the period 1970–2012
R. J. van der A, M. A. F. Allaart, and H. J. Eskes
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 3021–3035, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3021-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3021-2015, 2015
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23 Jul 2015
MACC regional multi-model ensemble simulations of birch pollen dispersion in Europe
M. Sofiev, U. Berger, M. Prank, J. Vira, J. Arteta, J. Belmonte, K.-C. Bergmann, F. Chéroux, H. Elbern, E. Friese, C. Galan, R. Gehrig, D. Khvorostyanov, R. Kranenburg, U. Kumar, V. Marécal, F. Meleux, L. Menut, A.-M. Pessi, L. Robertson, O. Ritenberga, V. Rodinkova, A. Saarto, A. Segers, E. Severova, I. Sauliene, P. Siljamo, B. M. Steensen, E. Teinemaa, M. Thibaudon, and V.-H. Peuch
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8115–8130, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8115-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8115-2015, 2015
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08 Sep 2015
A regional air quality forecasting system over Europe: the MACC-II daily ensemble production
V. Marécal, V.-H. Peuch, C. Andersson, S. Andersson, J. Arteta, M. Beekmann, A. Benedictow, R. Bergström, B. Bessagnet, A. Cansado, F. Chéroux, A. Colette, A. Coman, R. L. Curier, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, A. Drouin, H. Elbern, E. Emili, R. J. Engelen, H. J. Eskes, G. Foret, E. Friese, M. Gauss, C. Giannaros, J. Guth, M. Joly, E. Jaumouillé, B. Josse, N. Kadygrov, J. W. Kaiser, K. Krajsek, J. Kuenen, U. Kumar, N. Liora, E. Lopez, L. Malherbe, I. Martinez, D. Melas, F. Meleux, L. Menut, P. Moinat, T. Morales, J. Parmentier, A. Piacentini, M. Plu, A. Poupkou, S. Queguiner, L. Robertson, L. Rouïl, M. Schaap, A. Segers, M. Sofiev, L. Tarasson, M. Thomas, R. Timmermans, Á. Valdebenito, P. van Velthoven, R. van Versendaal, J. Vira, and A. Ung
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2777–2813, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2777-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2777-2015, 2015
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03 Nov 2015
CALIOP near-real-time backscatter products compared to EARLINET data
T. Grigas, M. Hervo, G. Gimmestad, H. Forrister, P. Schneider, J. Preißler, L. Tarrason, and C. O'Dowd
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12179–12191, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12179-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12179-2015, 2015
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18 Dec 2015
Evaluation of the MACC operational forecast system – potential and challenges of global near-real-time modelling with respect to reactive gases in the troposphere
A. Wagner, A.-M. Blechschmidt, I. Bouarar, E.-G. Brunke, C. Clerbaux, M. Cupeiro, P. Cristofanelli, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, H. Flentje, M. George, S. Gilge, A. Hilboll, A. Inness, J. Kapsomenakis, A. Richter, L. Ries, W. Spangl, O. Stein, R. Weller, and C. Zerefos
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 14005–14030, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-14005-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-14005-2015, 2015
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13 May 2015
Data assimilation of satellite-retrieved ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide with ECMWF's Composition-IFS
A. Inness, A.-M. Blechschmidt, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, M. Crepulja, R. J. Engelen, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, A. Gaudel, F. Hendrick, V. Huijnen, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, A. Keppens, B. Langerock, M. de Mazière, D. Melas, M. Parrington, V. H. Peuch, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, M. Suttie, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5275–5303, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5275-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5275-2015, 2015
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30 Jul 2015
Evaluation of near-surface ozone over Europe from the MACC reanalysis
E. Katragkou, P. Zanis, A. Tsikerdekis, J. Kapsomenakis, D. Melas, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, A. Inness, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, and C. S. Zerefos
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2299–2314, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2299-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2299-2015, 2015
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04 Nov 2015
Validation of reactive gases and aerosols in the MACC global analysis and forecast system
H. Eskes, V. Huijnen, A. Arola, A. Benedictow, A.-M. Blechschmidt, E. Botek, O. Boucher, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, E. Cuevas, R. Engelen, H. Flentje, A. Gaudel, J. Griesfeller, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, S. Kinne, B. Langerock, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. Schultz, M. Schulz, N. Sudarchikova, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3523–3543, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3523-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3523-2015, 2015
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28 Jul 2015
On the ability of a global atmospheric inversion to constrain variations of CO2 fluxes over Amazonia
L. Molina, G. Broquet, P. Imbach, F. Chevallier, B. Poulter, D. Bonal, B. Burban, M. Ramonet, L. V. Gatti, S. C. Wofsy, J. W. Munger, E. Dlugokencky, and P. Ciais
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8423–8438, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8423-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8423-2015, 2015
30 Jul 2015
Using SEVIRI fire observations to drive smoke plumes in the CMAQ air quality model: a case study over Antalya in 2008
G. Baldassarre, L. Pozzoli, C. C. Schmidt, A. Unal, T. Kindap, W. P. Menzel, S. Whitburn, P.-F. Coheur, A. Kavgaci, and J. W. Kaiser
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8539–8558, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8539-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8539-2015, 2015
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31 Mar 2015
Description of algorithms for co-locating and comparing gridded model data with remote-sensing observations
B. Langerock, M. De Mazière, F. Hendrick, C. Vigouroux, F. Desmet, B. Dils, and S. Niemeijer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 911–921, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-911-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-911-2015, 2015
07 Apr 2015
Tropospheric chemistry in the Integrated Forecasting System of ECMWF
J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, J. Arteta, P. Bechtold, A. Beljaars, A.-M. Blechschmidt, M. Diamantakis, R. J. Engelen, A. Gaudel, A. Inness, L. Jones, B. Josse, E. Katragkou, V. Marecal, V.-H. Peuch, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, and A. Tsikerdekis
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 975–1003, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015, 2015
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20 Nov 2015
Feedbacks of dust and boundary layer meteorology during a dust storm in the eastern Mediterranean
S. Rémy, A. Benedetti, A. Bozzo, T. Haiden, L. Jones, M. Razinger, J. Flemming, R. J. Engelen, V. H. Peuch, and J. N. Thepaut
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12909–12933, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12909-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12909-2015, 2015
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16 Apr 2015
The MACC-II 2007–2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
E. Cuevas, C. Camino, A. Benedetti, S. Basart, E. Terradellas, J. M. Baldasano, J. J. Morcrette, B. Marticorena, P. Goloub, A. Mortier, A. Berjón, Y. Hernández, M. Gil-Ojeda, and M. Schulz
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 3991–4024, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3991-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3991-2015, 2015
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10 Nov 2015
A multi-year study of lower tropospheric aerosol variability and systematic relationships from four North American regions
J. P. Sherman, P. J. Sheridan, J. A. Ogren, E. Andrews, D. Hageman, L. Schmeisser, A. Jefferson, and S. Sharma
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12487–12517, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12487-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12487-2015, 2015
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16 Oct 2014
Corrigendum to "Decoupling the effects of clear atmosphere and clouds to simplify calculations of the broadband solar irradiance at ground level" published in Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 1661–1669, 2014
A. Oumbe, Z. Qu, P. Blanc, M. Lefèvre, L. Wald, and S. Cros
Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 2409–2409, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2409-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2409-2014, 2014
03 Feb 2015
Recent satellite-based trends of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over large urban agglomerations worldwide
P. Schneider, W. A. Lahoz, and R. van der A
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1205–1220, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1205-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1205-2015, 2015
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06 Feb 2015
Assimilation of surface NO2 and O3 observations into the SILAM chemistry transport model
J. Vira and M. Sofiev
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 191–203, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-191-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-191-2015, 2015
16 Dec 2014
Daily global fire radiative power fields estimation from one or two MODIS instruments
S. Remy and J. W. Kaiser
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13377–13390, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13377-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13377-2014, 2014
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25 Nov 2014
Improving HelioClim-3 estimates of surface solar irradiance using the McClear clear-sky model and recent advances in atmosphere composition
Z. Qu, B. Gschwind, M. Lefevre, and L. Wald
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 3927–3933, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3927-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3927-2014, 2014
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04 Dec 2014
Sensitivity of simulated CO2 concentration to regridding of global fossil fuel CO2 emissions
X. Zhang, K. R. Gurney, P. Rayner, Y. Liu, and S. Asefi-Najafabady
Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 2867–2874, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2867-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2867-2014, 2014
14 Nov 2014
Forecasting global atmospheric CO2
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11959–11983, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11959-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11959-2014, 2014
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03 Mar 2015
Copernicus stratospheric ozone service, 2009–2012: validation, system intercomparison and roles of input data sets
K. Lefever, R. van der A, F. Baier, Y. Christophe, Q. Errera, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, A. Inness, L. Jones, J.-C. Lambert, B. Langerock, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, A. Wagner, and S. Chabrillat
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 2269–2293, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2269-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2269-2015, 2015
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09 Jan 2015
Inverse modelling of CH4 emissions for 2010–2011 using different satellite retrieval products from GOSAT and SCIAMACHY
M. Alexe, P. Bergamaschi, A. Segers, R. Detmers, A. Butz, O. Hasekamp, S. Guerlet, R. Parker, H. Boesch, C. Frankenberg, R. A. Scheepmaker, E. Dlugokencky, C. Sweeney, S. C. Wofsy, and E. A. Kort
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 113–133, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-113-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-113-2015, 2015
09 Sep 2014
Global data set of biogenic VOC emissions calculated by the MEGAN model over the last 30 years
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 9317–9341, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9317-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9317-2014, 2014
14 Aug 2014
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A. Oumbe, Z. Qu, P. Blanc, M. Lefèvre, L. Wald, and S. Cros
Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 1661–1669, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-1661-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-1661-2014, 2014
15 Aug 2014
Improved retrieval of direct and diffuse downwelling surface shortwave flux in cloudless atmosphere using dynamic estimates of aerosol content and type: application to the LSA-SAF project
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 8209–8232, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8209-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8209-2014, 2014
17 Oct 2014
TNO-MACC_II emission inventory; a multi-year (2003–2009) consistent high-resolution European emission inventory for air quality modelling
J. J. P. Kuenen, A. J. H. Visschedijk, M. Jozwicka, and H. A. C. Denier van der Gon
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10963–10976, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10963-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10963-2014, 2014
23 Jun 2014
Assimilation of atmospheric methane products into the MACC-II system: from SCIAMACHY to TANSO and IASI
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 6139–6158, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6139-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6139-2014, 2014
23 May 2014
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Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 965–979, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-965-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-965-2014, 2014
09 Sep 2014
On the wintertime low bias of Northern Hemisphere carbon monoxide found in global model simulations
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 9295–9316, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9295-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9295-2014, 2014
25 Jun 2014
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Shoujuan Shu, Fuqing Zhang, Jie Ming, and Yuan Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 6329–6342, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6329-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6329-2014, 2014
13 May 2014
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J. P. Mulcahy, D. N. Walters, N. Bellouin, and S. F. Milton
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 4749–4778, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-4749-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-4749-2014, 2014
10 Jul 2014
Tropospheric column amount of ozone retrieved from SCIAMACHY limb–nadir-matching observations
F. Ebojie, C. von Savigny, A. Ladstätter-Weißenmayer, A. Rozanov, M. Weber, K.-U. Eichmann, S. Bötel, N. Rahpoe, H. Bovensmann, and J. P. Burrows
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 2073–2096, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-2073-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-2073-2014, 2014
08 Jan 2014
Combined assimilation of IASI and MLS observations to constrain tropospheric and stratospheric ozone in a global chemical transport model
E. Emili, B. Barret, S. Massart, E. Le Flochmoen, A. Piacentini, L. El Amraoui, O. Pannekoucke, and D. Cariolle
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 177–198, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-177-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-177-2014, 2014
21 Jan 2014
Comparing ECMWF AOD with AERONET observations at visible and UV wavelengths
V. Cesnulyte, A. V. Lindfors, M. R. A. Pitkänen, K. E. J. Lehtinen, J.-J. Morcrette, and A. Arola
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 593–608, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-593-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-593-2014, 2014
13 Feb 2014
Regional scale ozone data assimilation using an ensemble Kalman filter and the CHIMERE chemical transport model
B. Gaubert, A. Coman, G. Foret, F. Meleux, A. Ung, L. Rouil, A. Ionescu, Y. Candau, and M. Beekmann
Geosci. Model Dev., 7, 283–302, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-283-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-283-2014, 2014
11 Jul 2013
Atmospheric inversion of SO2 and primary aerosol emissions for the year 2010
N. Huneeus, O. Boucher, and F. Chevallier
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 6555–6573, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6555-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6555-2013, 2013
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