An economical tunable diode laser spectrometer for fast-response measurements of water vapor in the atmospheric boundary layer

Wein, Emily D.; Kalnajs, Lars E.; Toohey, Darin W.

doi:10.5194/amt-17-7097-2024

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An economical tunable diode laser spectrometer for fast-response measurements of water vapor in the atmospheric boundary layer

Emily D. Wein, Lars E. Kalnajs, and Darin W. Toohey

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