Developing a portable, autonomous aerosol backscatter lidar for network or remote operations

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 801-816

  Strawbridge, K B ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; CALIPSO; FOREST FIRE; LIDAR; MODIS; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84877863388     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-801-2013     Document Type: Article

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