An Investigation of Vertically Distributed Aerosol Optical Properties over Pakistan Using CALIPSO Satellite Data

The vertically distributed aerosol optical properties are investigated over Pakistan utilizing the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Level 2 products from 2007 to 2014. For a better understanding of the spatiotemporal characteristics of vertical aerosol laye...

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Published in:	Remote Sensing
Main Authors:	Miao Zhang, Bo Su, Muhammad Bilal, Luqman Atique, Muhammad Usman, Zhongfeng Qiu, Md. Arfan Ali, Ge Han
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Subjects:	aerosols CALIPSO Pakistan aerosol layers AOD
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/14/2183

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