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Kupfer, K. (2005). Methods of Density-Independent Moisture Measurement. In: Kupfer, K. (eds) Electromagnetic Aquametry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26491-4_7

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