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Technical Papers

Functionalization of the Discontinuity Factor in the Albedo-Corrected Parameterized Equivalence Constants (APEC) Method

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Pages 1-20 | Received 14 Apr 2018, Accepted 03 Jul 2018, Published online: 21 Aug 2018

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