Continental wildfire smoke transport and strong mixing into urban PBL in New York City, as observed by synergistic satellite, LiDAR, and other complementary measurements

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 362, 2026 31^st International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 31) Held Together with the 22^nd Coherent Laser Radar Conference (CLRC 22)


Article Number		03006
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Investigation of Atmospheric Transport and Mixing Processes in the Atmosphere using Lidar
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636203006
Published online		09 April 2026

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