Establishing a long-term cloud record from a combination of space-borne lidar observations

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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		08004
Number of page(s)		3
Section		Current and Future Space Lidar Missions
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636208004
Published online		09 April 2026

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