Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol refractive index and particle size distribution from ground-based measurements of direct and scattered solar radiation

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 36, 1999, Pages 7305-7320

  Romanov, Peter ^a,b   O’neill, Norman T ^a,c   Royer, Alain ^a   Mc Arthur, Bruce L J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0007655828     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.007305     Document Type: Article

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