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Composition measurements of tropospheric ions

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Tropospheric ions are of considerable interest as they have the potential to induce aerosol formation and because in situ measurements of their composition are a powerful tool for neutral trace gas detection. The first measurements of tropospheric ion compositions are now reported.

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Heitmann, H., Arnold, F. Composition measurements of tropospheric ions. Nature 306, 747–751 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/306747a0

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