The global 3-D distribution of tropospheric aerosols as characterized by CALIOP

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3345-3361

  Wainker, D M ^a   Tackett, J L ^a   Getzewich, B J ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Vaughan, M A ^a   Rogers, R R ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84880594675     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-3345-2013     Document Type: Article

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