Information content analysis and sensitivity of retrieval of aerosol vertical profiles using polarimetric oxygen A-band spectra

Lulu CHENG; Wenjie SHI; Guo XIA; Jiangtao WANG; Qiaoqin CHEN; Shiqun JIN

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2022.03.008

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