Optical, physical, and chemical properties of tar balls observed during the Yosemite Aerosol Characterization Study

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Journal of Geophysical Research

• Publication date

  2005-11-16

• Fields of study

  Materials Science, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1029/2004JD005728
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