Modelling lidar-relevant optical properties of complex mineral dust aerosols

Josef Gasteiger; Matthias Wiegner; Silke Groß; Volker Freudenthaler; Carlos Toledano; Matthias Tesche; Konrad Kandler

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00559.x

Modelling lidar-relevant optical properties of complex mineral dust aerosols

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 63 (2011): Issue 4

By: Josef Gasteiger, Matthias Wiegner, Silke Groß, Volker Freudenthaler, Carlos Toledano, Matthias Tesche and Konrad Kandler

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