An intercomparison study of optical particle size spectrometers for aerosol number size  distribution measurements

Bau, Sébastien; Crenn, Vincent; Leglise, Joris; Jacquinot, Sébastien; Debert, Christophe; Petitprez, Denis; Bizet, Valentine; Leclerc, Lara; Miffre, Alain; Cholleton, Danael; Rose, Alec; Tomas, Alexandre; Kort, Amel; Hebert, Didier; Joubert, Aurélie; Deschamps, Florence; Ritoux, Sébastien; Ait Ali Yahia, Lyes; Gaie-Levrel, François

doi:10.5194/ar-4-255-2026

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19 Jun 2026

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An intercomparison study of optical particle size spectrometers for aerosol number size distribution measurements

Sébastien Bau, Vincent Crenn, Joris Leglise, Sébastien Jacquinot, Christophe Debert, Denis Petitprez, Valentine Bizet, Lara Leclerc, Alain Miffre, Danael Cholleton, Alec Rose, Alexandre Tomas, Amel Kort, Didier Hebert, Aurélie Joubert, Florence Deschamps, Sébastien Ritoux, Lyes Ait Ali Yahia, and François Gaie-Levrel

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