Lasing on a cloudy afternoon

Stephan Borrmann () and Joachim Curtius ()
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Stephan Borrmann: Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Joachim Curtius: Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Nature, 2002, vol. 418, issue 6900, 826-827

Abstract: Brief, high-intensity laser pulses can cause water droplets to emit white light. The technique can potentially be used to analyse the composition of clouds and shed light on how clouds may be affecting climate.

Date: 2002
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