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Original Articles

Improved Algorithms for the Measurement of Total Precipitable Water and Cloud Liquid Water from SARAL Microwave Radiometer Observations

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Pages 367-381 | Received 05 Dec 2018, Accepted 23 May 2019, Published online: 12 Jun 2019

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