Haze in the Klang Valley of Malaysia
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Haze in the Klang Valley of Malaysia M. D. Keywood , G. P. Ayers, J. L. Gras, R. Boers, and C. P. Leong CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Australia Atmospheric Research Division, KNMI, The Netherlands Malaysian Meteorological Service, Malaysia now at: California Institute of Technology, USA Received: 15 November 2002 – Accepted: 16 January 2003 – Published: 10 February 2003 Correspondence to: M. D. Keywood ([email protected])
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