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A long-term Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) data-set for environmental studies

Shunlin LiangThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiang ZhaoThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Suhong LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Wenping YuanThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Xiao ChengThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Zhiqiang XiaoThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Xiaotong ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Qiang LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Jie ChengThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Hairong TangInstitute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yonghua QuThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Yancheng BoThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Ying QuThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Huazhong RenThe State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Kai YuInstitute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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John TownshendDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, MD, USA
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Pages 5-33 | Received 27 Feb 2013, Accepted 09 May 2013, Published online: 15 Jul 2013

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