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Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture

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Uncertainty and risk are key features of agricultural production. The main sources of uncertainty and risk are related to the causes affecting agricultural production:

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Varotsos, C.A., Krapivin, V.F. (2020). Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture. In: Microwave Remote Sensing Tools in Environmental Science . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45767-9_4

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