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Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology Volume 52, 2000 - Issue 2
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Ground-based lidar measurements of aerosols during ACE-2: instrument description, results, and comparisons with other ground-based and airborne measurements

Ellsworth J. WeltonUniversity of Miami, Physics Department, 1320 Campo Sano Dr., Coral Gables, Fl 33143,USA;Correspondence[email protected]
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Kenneth J. VossUniversity of Miami, Physics Department, 1320 Campo Sano Dr., Coral Gables, Fl 33143,USA;
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Howard R. GordonUniversity of Miami, Physics Department, 1320 Campo Sano Dr., Coral Gables, Fl 33143,USA;
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Hal MaringRSMAS/MAC, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Fl 33149, USA;
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Alexander SmirnovScience Systems and Applications, Inc., NASA-GSFC Code 923, Greenbelt, MD20771, USA;
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Brent HolbenScience Systems and Applications, Inc., NASA-GSFC Code 923, Greenbelt, MD20771, USA;
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Beat SchmidBay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-5, Moffett Field, CA94035-1000, USA;
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John M. Livingston SRI International, MS 245-5, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA94035-1000, USA;
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Philip A. Durkee SRI International, MS 245-5, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA94035-1000, USA;
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Paola FormentiMeteorology Department, Code MR/DE, Naval Postgraduate School, 589 Dyer Rd., Monterey, CA93943-5114, USA;
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Meinrat O. AndreaeMax Planck Institut fur Chemie, Biogeochemistry Department, PO Box 3060, 55020Mainz, Germany
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Pages 636-651 | Received 01 Feb 1999, Accepted 20 Sep 1999, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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