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Modeling of Millimeter Wave Backscatter of Time-Varying Snowcover

By Shih-En Shih, Kung-Hau Ding, Jin Au Kong, and Y. E. Yang
Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 16, 305-330, 1997
doi:10.2528/PIER97012600

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Shih-En Shih, Kung-Hau Ding, Jin Au Kong, and Y. E. Yang, "Modeling of Millimeter Wave Backscatter of Time-Varying Snowcover," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 16, 305-330, 1997.
doi:10.2528/PIER97012600
http://test.jpier.org/PIER/pier.php?paper=970126

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