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Liberti, G.L. (2014). Optical/Infrared, Scattering by Aerosols and Hydrometeors. In: Njoku, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_126

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