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Evaluation of Elemental and Black Carbon Measurements from the GAViM and IMPROVE Networks

Zdenek Nejedlý Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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John L. Campbell Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Jeff Brook Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, Downsview, Canada
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Robert Vet Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, Downsview, Canada
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Robert Eldred Air Quality Group, Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California
Pages 96-108 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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