Articles | Volume 7, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2709-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2709-2014
Development and technical paper
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19 Nov 2014
Development and technical paper |  | 19 Nov 2014

The impact of aerosol optical depth assimilation on aerosol forecasts and radiative effects during a wild fire event over the United States

D. Chen, Z. Liu, C. S. Schwartz, H.-C. Lin, J. D. Cetola, Y. Gu, and L. Xue

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