Retrieval of aerosol parameters from the oxygen A band in the presence of chlorophyll fluorescence

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2725-2740

  Sanders, A F J ^a   De Haan, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84901481863     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-2725-2013     Document Type: Article

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