Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 30, Issue 1, 66(2013)

Lidar observations of spatial and temporal variations of cirrus clouds over semi-arid areas in Northwest

Jin WANG*... Lei ZHANG, Hong-bin WANG, Rui-jin LIU, Bi ZHOU, Zhong-wei HUANG, Jian-rong BI, Bei-dou ZHANG and Wu ZHANG |Show fewer author(s)
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    WANG Jin, ZHANG Lei, WANG Hong-bin, LIU Rui-jin, ZHOU Bi, HUANG Zhong-wei, BI Jian-rong, ZHANG Bei-dou, ZHANG Wu. Lidar observations of spatial and temporal variations of cirrus clouds over semi-arid areas in Northwest[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2013, 30(1): 66

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    Received: Oct. 12, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 24, 2013

    The Author Email: Jin WANG (wang-j-2010@lzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2013.01.012

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