Ground-based differential absorption lidar for water-vapor and temperature profiling: Methodology

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3845-3860

  Bösenberg, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 18844367149     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003845     Document Type: Article

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