Christine Estreguil1, Giovanni Caudullo1, Daniele de Rigo1,2, Ceri Whitmore1, Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz1 (1) Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Forest Resources and Climate Unit, T.P.261, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy, christine.estreguil@jrc.ec.europa.eu, giovanni.caudullo@ext.jrc.ec.europa.eu, daniele.de-rigo@jrc.ec.europa.eu, ceri whitmore, jesus.san-miguel@jrc.ec.europa.eu (2) Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy, derigo@elet.polimi.it ABSTRACT This paper responds to the need for improved reporting … Read More
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