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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016
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28 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2016

Theoretical analysis of mixing in liquid clouds – Part 3: Inhomogeneous mixing

Mark Pinsky, Alexander Khain, and Alexei Korolev

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