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Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase

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Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase. / McMillan, M.; Muir, A.; Donlon, C.
In: Cryosphere, Vol. 15, No. 7, 07.07.2021, p. 3129-3134.

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McMillan, M, Muir, A & Donlon, C 2021, 'Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase', Cryosphere, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 3129-3134. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3129-2021

APA

McMillan, M., Muir, A., & Donlon, C. (2021). Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase. Cryosphere, 15(7), 3129-3134. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3129-2021

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McMillan M, Muir A, Donlon C. Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase. Cryosphere. 2021 Jul 7;15(7):3129-3134. doi: 10.5194/tc-15-3129-2021

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McMillan, M. ; Muir, A. ; Donlon, C. / Brief communication : Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase. In: Cryosphere. 2021 ; Vol. 15, No. 7. pp. 3129-3134.

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