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Improved retrieval of aerosol optical thickness from MODIS measurements through derived surface reflectance over Nanjing, China Cover

Improved retrieval of aerosol optical thickness from MODIS measurements through derived surface reflectance over Nanjing, China

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|Jan 2011

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Language: English
Page range: 952 - 958
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2010
Accepted on: May 9, 2011
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2011 Yong Zha, Qiao Wang, Jie Yuan, Jay Gao, Jianjun Jiang, Heng Lu, Jiazhu Huang, published by Stockholm University Press
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