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CIAO: the CNR-IMAA advanced observatory for atmospheric research
F. Madonna
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
A. Amodeo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
A. Boselli
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
C. Cornacchia
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
V. Cuomo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
G. D'Amico
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
A. Giunta
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
L. Mona
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
G. Pappalardo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo, Potenza, 85050, Italy
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