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Spatial distribution and optical properties of Saharan dust observed by airborne high spectral resolution lidar during SAMUM 2006 Cover

Spatial distribution and optical properties of Saharan dust observed by airborne high spectral resolution lidar during SAMUM 2006

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|Jan 2009

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Language: English
Page range: 131 - 143
Submitted on: Dec 31, 2007
Accepted on: Jul 22, 2008
Published on: Jan 1, 2009
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2009 Michael Esselborn, Martin Wirth, Andreas Fix, Bernadett Weinzierl, Katharina Rasp, Matthias Tesche, Andreas Petzold, published by Stockholm University Press
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