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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1347-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1347-2013
Research article
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22 May 2013
Research article |  | 22 May 2013

Raman Lidar for Meteorological Observations, RALMO – Part 2: Validation of water vapor measurements

E. Brocard, R. Philipona, A. Haefele, G. Romanens, A. Mueller, D. Ruffieux, V. Simeonov, and B. Calpini

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