Method to retrieve cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations using lidar measurements
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Use of in situ cloud condensation nuclei, extinction, and aerosol size distribution measurements to test a method for retrieving cloud condensation nuclei profiles from surface measurements
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عنوان ژورنال: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1867-8548
DOI: 10.5194/amt-12-3825-2019