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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2809-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2809-2020
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Brief communication
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02 Sep 2020
Brief communication |
| 02 Sep 2020
| 02 Sep 2020
Brief communication: Mapping Greenland's perennial firn aquifers using enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature image time series
Julie Z. Miller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Earth Science and Observation Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
David G. Long
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Kenneth C. Jezek
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Joel T. Johnson
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mary J. Brodzik
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Christopher A. Shuman
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology at Code 615, Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Lora S. Koenig
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Ted A. Scambos
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Earth Science and Observation Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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