Using a tethered balloon to monitor atmospheric water vapour dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau
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Acknowledgements
This work was funded by ‘The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) program’ (Grant No. 2019QZKK0208) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 41922002). The author expresses gratitude to J. Gao for her guidance. The author also extends thanks to all team members of STEP who were involved in the tethered balloon project.
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Chen, G. Using a tethered balloon to monitor atmospheric water vapour dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau. Nat Rev Earth Environ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00517-1
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