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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1325-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1325-2013
Research article
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20 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 20 Aug 2013

Spectral reflectance of solar light from dirty snow: a simple theoretical model and its validation

A. Kokhanovsky

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