What is the benefit of ceilometers for aerosol remote sensing? An answer from EARLINET

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1979-1997

  Wiegner, M ^a   Madonna, F ^b   Binietoglou, I ^b,e   Forkel, R ^c   Gasteiger, J ^a   Geiss A ^a   Pappalardo, G ^b   Schafer K ^c   Thomas, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTOELECTRONICS INOE 2000   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EQUIPMENT; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84904188236     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-1979-2014     Document Type: Article

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