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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3095-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3095-2014
Research article
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24 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 24 Sep 2014

Aerosol optical and microphysical retrievals from a hybrid multiwavelength lidar data set – DISCOVER-AQ 2011

P. Sawamura, D. Müller, R. M. Hoff, C. A. Hostetler, R. A. Ferrare, J. W. Hair, R. R. Rogers, B. E. Anderson, L. D. Ziemba, A. J. Beyersdorf, K. L. Thornhill, E. L. Winstead, and B. N. Holben

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