BOULDER ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY: 1977-2016 The End of an Era and Lessons Learned

Wolfe, Daniel E.; Lataitis, R. J.

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BOULDER ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY: 1977-2016 The End of an Era and Lessons Learned

2018
By Wolfe, Daniel E. ; Lataitis, R. J.

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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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Wolfe, Daniel E. ; Lataitis, R. J.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; PSL (Physical Sciences Laboratory) ; ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99(7), 1345-1358.
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