Numerical simulations of optical properties of Saharan dust aerosols with emphasis on lidar applications

M. Wiegner; J. Gasteiger; K. Kandler; B. Weinzierl; K. Rasp; M. Esselborn; V. Freudenthaler; B. Heese; C. Toledano; M. Tesche; D. Althausen

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00381.x

Numerical simulations of optical properties of Saharan dust aerosols with emphasis on lidar applications

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 1

By: M. Wiegner, J. Gasteiger, K. Kandler, B. Weinzierl, K. Rasp, M. Esselborn, V. Freudenthaler, B. Heese, C. Toledano, M. Tesche and D. Althausen

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