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16 Jul 2014
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| 16 Jul 2014
Study of global cloud droplet number concentration with A-Train satellites
S. Zeng
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Laboratoire Optique d'Atmosphérique, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
C. R. Trepte
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
D. M. Winker
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
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