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Original Articles

Influence of seasonal variation in cloud condensation nuclei, drizzle, and solar radiation, on marine stratocumulus optical depth

Reinout BoersDivision of Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, 3195, Australia
Pages 578-586 | Received 12 Sep 1994, Accepted 28 Feb 1995, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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