Validation of NCAR 10.6-μm CO2 Doppler lidar radial velocity measurements and comparison with a 915-MHz profiler

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1110-1126

  Mayor, Shane D ^a,e   Lenschow, Donald H ^a   Schwiesow, Ronald L ^b   Mann, Jakob ^c   Frush, Charles L ^a   Simon, Melinda K ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0001376887     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<1110:VONMCD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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