Estimate of the arctic convective boundary layer height from lidar observations: A case study

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Di Liberto, L ^a   Angelini, F ^a   Pietroni, I ^a   Cairo, F ^a   Di Donfrancesco, G ^b   Viola, A ^a   Argentini, S ^a   Fierli, F ^a   Gobbi, G ^a   Maturilli, M ^c   Neuber, R ^c   Snels, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria di Galeria   (Italy)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 84864234833     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/851927     Document Type: Article

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