Optical and geometrical properties of northern midlatitude cirrus clouds observed with a UV Raman Lidar

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Reichardt, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032869919     PISSN: 14641909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1909(98)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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