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Original Articles

Elemental carbon in the atmosphere: cycle and lifetime

J. A. OgrenEnvironmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Cwll Engineering, FC-05, Unwersity of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.; Present affiliation: Department of Meteorology, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
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R. J. CharlsonEnvironmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Cwll Engineering, FC-05, Unwersity of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Pages 241-254 | Received 26 Jul 1982, Accepted 12 Nov 1982, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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