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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10687-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10687-2015
Research article
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25 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 25 Sep 2015

Strong aerosol–cloud interaction in altocumulus during updraft periods: lidar observations over central Europe

J. Schmidt, A. Ansmann, J. Bühl, and U. Wandinger

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