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  1. Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Taikan Oki

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    Pat J.-F. Yeh

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Oki, T., Yeh, P.JF. (2014). Water and Energy Cycles. 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_192

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