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Spectral indices for estimating photosynthethic pigment concentrations : a test using senescent tree leaves.

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Spectral indices for estimating photosynthethic pigment concentrations : a test using senescent tree leaves. / Blackburn, George Alan.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1998, p. 657-675.

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Blackburn GA. Spectral indices for estimating photosynthethic pigment concentrations : a test using senescent tree leaves. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 1998;19(4):657-675. doi: 10.1080/014311698215919

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