Calibration of spaceborne scatterometers using tropical rain forests
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Calibration of spaceborne scatterometers using tropical rain forests" (1996). All Faculty Publications. Paper 681.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
دوره 34 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996