Characterization of the planetary boundary layer height and structure by Raman lidar: Comparison of different approaches

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3515-3525

  Summa, D ^a   Di Girolamo, P ^a   Stelitano, D ^a   Cacciani, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIDAR; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; RADIOSONDE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRACER;

EID: 84890456701     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-3515-2013     Document Type: Article

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