Physical properties of Amazonian aerosols
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Physical properties and concentration of aerosol particles over the Amazon tropical forest during background and biomass burning conditions P. Guyon, B. Graham, J. Beck, O. Boucher , E. Gerasopoulos , O. L. Mayol-Bracero, G. C. Roberts, P. Artaxo, and M. O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Department of Biogeochemistry, Mainz, Germany Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Mainz, Germany Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique, CNRSUMR 8518, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France Nuclear Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Institute for Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Received: 13 January 2003 – Accepted: 4 March 2003 – Published: 13 March 2003 Correspondence to: P. Guyon ([email protected])
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