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Clothiaux, E., Barker, H., Korolev, A. (2005). Observing Clouds and Their Optical Properties. 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_2
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