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06 Feb 2013
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New analysis software for Viking Lander meteorological data
O. Kemppinen
Earth Observation, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
J. E. Tillman
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
W. Schmidt
Earth Observation, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
A.-M. Harri
Earth Observation, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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