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Soil moisture estimation based on integration of optical and SAR images

Mehdi Hosseini Department of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering, Division of Remote Sensing, University College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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M.R. Saradjian Department of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering, Division of Remote Sensing, University College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Pages 112-121 | Received 09 Mar 2010, Accepted 31 Oct 2010, Published online: 02 Jun 2014

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