Articles | Volume 7, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-2897-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-2897-2014
Research article
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10 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 10 Sep 2014

First results from a rotational Raman scattering cloud algorithm applied to the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Nadir Mapper

A. Vasilkov, J. Joiner, and C. Seftor

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