Atmospheric composition change - global and regional air quality

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The near-azeotrope mixture of TFE and CO2 is an important concern urging the scientific community to develop new ways for TFE/CO2 separations. In this work, for the first time, Diisopropylamine (DIPA) and Diethanolamine (DEA) are used as solvents for separ ...

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Atmospheric composition change - global and regional air quality

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Separation of CO2 and TFE by using diethanolamine and diisopropylamine

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Recent improvements and maximum covariance analysis of aerosol and cloud properties in the EC-Earth3-AerChem model

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Snowfall deposition in mountainous terrain: a statistical downscaling scheme from high-resolution model data on simulated topographies

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Mapping drivers of tropical forest loss with satellite image time series and machine learning

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Wildfire and African dust aerosol oxidative potential, exposure and dose in the human respiratory tract

High concentration of black carbon in northern Pakistan: Characteristics, source apportionment and emission source regions

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