Spatial and temporal distribution of atmospheric aerosols in the lowermost troposphere over the Amazonian tropical rainforest

Spatial and temporal distribution of atmospheric aerosols in the lowermost troposphere over the Amazonian tropical rainforest R. Krejci , J. Ström, M. de Reus , J. Williams, H. Fischer, M. O. Andreae, and H.-C. Hansson Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden ITM – Air Pollution Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany Received: 12 April 2004 – Accepted: 7 June 2004 – Published: 25 June 2004 Correspondence to: R. Krejci (radek@misu.su.se)

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