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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10795-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10795-2013
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07 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 07 Nov 2013

Frequency of deep convective clouds in the tropical zone from 10 years of AIRS data

H. H. Aumann and A. Ruzmaikin

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