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Continuous monitoring of grassland AGB during the growing season through integrated remote sensing: a hybrid inversion framework

Hang Lia Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kai Liua Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Banghui Yanga Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Shudong Wanga Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People’s Republic of China;c Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yu Menga Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Dacheng Wanga Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xingtao Liua Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People’s Republic of China;d University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Long Lia Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People’s Republic of China;d University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Dehui Lia Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People’s Republic of China;d University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yong Boa Aerospace Information Research institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People’s Republic of China;d University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xueke Lie Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Article: 2329817 | Received 15 Dec 2023, Accepted 06 Mar 2024, Published online: 18 Mar 2024

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