Balloon-borne measurements of the aerosol extinction-to-backscatter ratio

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 11165-11169

  Rosen, James M ^a   Kjome, Norman T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER RATIO;

EID: 0031408218     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00363     Document Type: Article

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