Articles | Volume 9, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-8799-2009
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-8799-2009
19 Nov 2009
 | 19 Nov 2009

UV Raman lidar measurements of relative humidity for the characterization of cirrus cloud microphysical properties

P. Di Girolamo, D. Summa, R.-F. Lin, T. Maestri, R. Rizzi, and G. Masiello

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