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Research Article

Estimation of annual harvested wood products based on remote sensing and TPO survey data

Weishu Gonga Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Chengquan Huanga Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-9798View further author information
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Feng Zhaob MAXAR Technologies, Gaithersburg, USA;c S&P Global Sustainable1, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Jiaming Lua Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, USAView further author information
Received 01 May 2023, Accepted 29 Jan 2024, Published online: 21 Feb 2024

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