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Research Article

Windthrow damage detection in Nordic forests by 3D reconstruction of very high-resolution stereo optical satellite imagery

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Pages 4963-4988 | Received 28 Mar 2023, Accepted 17 Jul 2023, Published online: 11 Aug 2023

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