Evaluation of the Lidar/Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) to determine microphysical properties of volcanic and desert dust

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1707-1724

  Wagner, J ^a   Ansmann, A ^a   Wandinger, U ^a   Seifert, P ^a   Schwarz, A ^a   Tesche, M ^b   Chaikovsky, A ^c   Dubovik, O ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c B I STEPANOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Belarus)

^d Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; BACKSCATTER; DESERT; DUST; LIDAR; PHOTOMETER; RADIOMETER; VERTICAL PROFILE; VOLCANIC ASH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84880778373     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1707-2013     Document Type: Article

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