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Measurement of Aerosols Optical Thickness of the Atmosphere using the GLOBE Handheld Sun Photometer
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Examination of the traditional Raman Lidar technique II: evaluating the ratios for water vapor and aerosols: erratum
Applied Optics
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Errors in Appl. Opt.42, 2593 (2003)APOPAI0003-693510.1364/AO.42.002593 are corrected here.
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