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Title: Laboratory observations of temperature and humidity dependencies of nucleation and growth rates of sub-3 nm particles: Sub-3 nm Aerosol Nucleation and Growth
NSF-PAR ID:
10031209
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume:
122
Issue:
3
ISSN:
2169-897X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1919 to 1929
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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  1. Abstract

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