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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1707-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1707-2013
Research article
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22 Jul 2013
Research article |  | 22 Jul 2013

Evaluation of the Lidar/Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) to determine microphysical properties of volcanic and desert dust

J. Wagner, A. Ansmann, U. Wandinger, P. Seifert, A. Schwarz, M. Tesche, A. Chaikovsky, and O. Dubovik

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