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Original Articles

Detecting deforestation with multitemporal L‐band SAR imagery: a case study in western Brazilian Amazônia

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Pages 1383-1390 | Received 30 Nov 2005, Accepted 12 Apr 2006, Published online: 15 Mar 2007

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