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MOZAIC-IAGOS 20th Anniversary Symposium

Lightning NOx influence on large-scale NOy and O3 plumes observed over the northern mid-latitudes

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Article: 25544 | Received 24 Jul 2014, Accepted 24 Oct 2014, Published online: 18 Nov 2014

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