Estimation of the aerosol phase function in backscatter from simultaneous satellite and sun-photometer measurements

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 688-694

  Ignatov, Alexander ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

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EID: 0005262982     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0688:EOTAPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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