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The structure of the WIP sodium fluorescence lidar and the preliminary observation result for the sodium layer are reported.
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Gong, S., Zeng, X., Xue, X. et al. First time observation of sodium layer over Wuhan, China by sodium fluorescence lidar. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 40, 1228–1232 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931843
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931843