Biological and Pollution Aerosols on Snow and Ice—Interplay between the Atmosphere and the Cryosphere

Zhiwen Dong, Hongchen Jiang, Giovanni Baccolo, Biagio Di Mauro, Krzysztof Zawierucha

Journal of Earth Science ›› 2023, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6) : 1951-1956.

Journal of Earth Science ›› 2023, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6) : 1951-1956. DOI: 10.1007/s12583-023-2004-2
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Zhiwen Dong, Hongchen Jiang, Giovanni Baccolo, Biagio Di Mauro, Krzysztof Zawierucha. Biological and Pollution Aerosols on Snow and Ice—Interplay between the Atmosphere and the Cryosphere. Journal of Earth Science, 2023, 34(6): 1951‒1956 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-023-2004-2

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