High-Detection-Sensitivity Doppler and Boltzmann Lidars for First Measurements of Vertical Fluxes of Sensible Heat and Meteoric Na and Fe in Antarctica

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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		04003
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Lidar Measurements in the Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636204003
Published online		09 April 2026

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