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Wiscombe, W. (2005). Scales, Tools and Reminiscences. In: Marshak, A., Davis, A. (eds) 3D Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Atmospheres. Physics of Earth and Space Environments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28519-9_1

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