The need for global, satellite- based observations of terrestrial surface waters

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Volumn 84, Issue 29, 2003, Pages

  Alsdorf, Doug ^a   Lettenmaier, Dennis ^b   Vorosmarty, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 72049094780     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003EO290001     Document Type: Article

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