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International Journal of Remote Sensing Volume 25, 2004 - Issue 13
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Skylab L-band microwave radiometer observations of soil moisture revisited

T. J. Jackson Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 104 Bldg 007 BARC-West, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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A. Y. Hsu Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 104 Bldg 007 BARC-West, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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A. Van de Griend Department of Hydrology and Hydrogeology, Vrjie University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, NL
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J. R. Eagleman Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Kansas, 4080 Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Pages 2585-2606 | Received 10 Jan 2003, Accepted 01 Aug 2003, Published online: 12 May 2010

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