Radar remote sensing proposed for monitoring freeze-thaw transitions in boreal regions

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Volumn 80, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 213-221

  Running, S W ^a   Way, J B ^b   McDonald, K C ^b   Kimball, J S ^b   Frolking, S ^b   Keyser, A R ^b   Zimmerman, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84900424374     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/99EO00158     Document Type: Article

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