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Regularizing variograms of airborne MSS imagery. / Atkinson, Peter M.
In: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1995, p. 225-233.

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Atkinson, PM 1995, 'Regularizing variograms of airborne MSS imagery', Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 225-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.1995.10874619

APA

Atkinson, P. M. (1995). Regularizing variograms of airborne MSS imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 21(3), 225-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.1995.10874619

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Atkinson PM. Regularizing variograms of airborne MSS imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 1995;21(3):225-233. doi: 10.1080/07038992.1995.10874619

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Atkinson, Peter M. / Regularizing variograms of airborne MSS imagery. In: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 1995 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 225-233.

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