Atmospheric vertical structure variations during severe aerosol pollution events based on lidar observations

Li, Qimeng; Di, Huige; Chen, Ning; Cheng, Xiao; Yang, Jiaying; Yuan, Yun; Yan, Qing; Hua, Dengxin

doi:10.5194/acp-26-5063-2026

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Atmospheric vertical structure variations during severe aerosol pollution events based on lidar observations

Qimeng Li, Huige Di, Ning Chen, Xiao Cheng, Jiaying Yang, Yun Yuan, Qing Yan, and Dengxin Hua

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