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Costa, M.J., Levizzan, V., Cattani, E., Melani, S. (2007). The Retrieval of Cloud Top Properties Using VIS-IR Channels. In: Levizzani, V., Bauer, P., Turk, F.J. (eds) Measuring Precipitation From Space. Advances In Global Change Research, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6_7
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