CALIPSO Lidar Description and Performance Assessment
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1520-0426,0739-0572
DOI: 10.1175/2009jtecha1223.1