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Laser and Optical Sounding of the Atmosphere

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Lidar and searchlight instruments and techniques for atmospheric research developed at the V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, in recent years are described. Key results obtained using these techniques are presented.

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    G. G. Matvienko, P. A. Babushkin, S. M. Bobrovnikov, A. G. Borovoi, D. A. Bochkovskii, V. P. Galileiskii, A. I. Grishin, S. I. Dolgii, A. I. Elizarov, D. V. Kokarev, A. V. Konoshonkin, A. V. Kryuchkov, N. V. Kustova, A. V. Nevzorov, V. N. Marichev, A. M. Morozov, V. K. Oshlakov, O. A. Romanovskii, A. Ya. Sukhanov, D. A. Trifonov, S. V. Yakovlev, S. A. Sadovnikov, A. A. Nevzorov & O. V. Kharchenko

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Matvienko, G.G., Babushkin, P.A., Bobrovnikov, S.M. et al. Laser and Optical Sounding of the Atmosphere. Atmos Ocean Opt 33, 51–68 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102485602001008X

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