AERONET, airborne HSRL, and CALIPSO aerosol retrievals compared and combined: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  McPherson, Christopher J ^a   Reagan, John A ^a   Schafer, Joel ^b   Giles, David ^b   Ferrare, Rich ^c   Hair, John ^c   Hostetler, Chris ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 78650920691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012389     Document Type: Article

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