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Moisture Measurement in Multi-Layered Systems

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Thakur, K.P. (2005). Moisture Measurement in Multi-Layered Systems. In: Kupfer, K. (eds) Electromagnetic Aquametry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26491-4_6

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