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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3355-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3355-2014
Research article
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07 Oct 2014
Research article |  | 07 Oct 2014

Cloud mask via cumulative discriminant analysis applied to satellite infrared observations: scientific basis and initial evaluation

U. Amato, L. Lavanant, G. Liuzzi, G. Masiello, C. Serio, R. Stuhlmann, and S. A. Tjemkes

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