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In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation

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In this chapter we review the methods presently available and expected in the near future to measure the effect of aerosols on clouds and precipitation, and the limitations of current measurements that make it difficult to assess this connection.

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Tanré, D., Artaxo, P., Yuter, S., Kaufman, Y. (2009). In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation. In: Levin, Z., Cotton, W.R. (eds) Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8690-8_5

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