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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5873-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5873-2013
Research article
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17 Jun 2013
Research article |  | 17 Jun 2013

Modeling air pollution in Lebanon: evaluation at a suburban site in Beirut during summer

A. Waked, C. Seigneur, F. Couvidat, Y. Kim, K. Sartelet, C. Afif, A. Borbon, P. Formenti, and S. Sauvage

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