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International Journal of Remote Sensing Volume 16, 1995 - Issue 14
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The contribution of Bragg scattering to scatterometer signatures

E. M. POULTER National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, P. O. Box 31–311, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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M. J. SMITH National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, P. O. Box 31–311, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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J. A. McGREGOR National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, P. O. Box 31–311, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Pages 2703-2711 | Received 05 Jan 1994, Accepted 30 Sep 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2010

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