SMOS Level 2 Retrieval Algorithm Over Forests: Description and Generation of Global Maps

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

• Publication date

  2013-05-14

• Fields of study

  Mathematics, Computer Science, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2256339
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