Cloud Detection of Laser Altimetry Satellite ICESat-2 and the Related Algorithm

Jiaqi Yao; Xinming Tang; Guoyuan Li; Bo Ai; Xiongdan Yang; Dongping Xie

doi:10.3788/LOP57.131408

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