On the relationship between relative humidity and particle backscattering coefficient in the marine boundary layer determined with differential absorption lidar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D4, 2000, Pages 4729-4741

  Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a   Feingold, Graham ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0033785897     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901028     Document Type: Article

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