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Rüfenacht, R., Haefele, A., Pospichal, B. et al. EUMETNET opens to microwave radiometers for operational thermodynamical profiling in Europe. Bull. of Atmos. Sci.& Technol. 2, 4 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-021-00033-w
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