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Title: Measurements of Ice Nucleating Particles and Ice Residuals
PAR ID:
10024457
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.1175
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Meteorological Monographs
Volume:
58
ISSN:
0065-9401
Page Range / eLocation ID:
8.1 to 8.13
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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