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Optical satellite‐sensor based monitoring of glacial coverage fluctuations on Mount Kenya, 1987–2000

Y. O. Ouma Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, 1‐33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐ku, Chiba, 263‐8522, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]‐u.jp
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R. Tateishi Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, 1‐33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐ku, Chiba, 263‐8522, Japan
Pages 663-675 | Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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