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Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-2745-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-2745-2022
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06 May 2022
Research article |  | 06 May 2022

Assessment of tropospheric CALIPSO Version 4.2 aerosol types over the ocean using independent CALIPSO–SODA lidar ratios

Zhujun Li, David Painemal, Gregory Schuster, Marian Clayton, Richard Ferrare, Mark Vaughan, Damien Josset, Jayanta Kar, and Charles Trepte

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For more than 15 years, CALIPSO has revolutionized our understanding of the role of aerosols in...
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