Solar background radiation temperature calibration of a pure rotational Raman lidar

Jayaweera, Vasura; Sica, Robert J.; Martucci, Giovanni; Haefele, Alexander

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1461-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1461-2025

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25 Mar 2025

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Solar background radiation temperature calibration of a pure rotational Raman lidar

Vasura Jayaweera, Robert J. Sica, Giovanni Martucci, and Alexander Haefele

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