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Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology Volume 36, 1984 - Issue 5
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An assessment of the impact of pollution on global cloud albedo

S. A. TwomeyInstitute of Atmospheric Physics, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona85721, USA
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M. PiepgrassInstitute of Atmospheric Physics, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona85721, USA
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T. L. WolfeInstitute of Atmospheric Physics, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona85721, USA
Pages 356-366 | Received 22 Dec 1983, Accepted 06 Jun 1984, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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