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definition: 'Vegetation water content (VWC) is the amount of water contained in vegetation. VWC is a parameter in agriculture applications that provides information for water stress, aid in yield estimation, assessing drought conditions and retrieving soil moisture from microwave remote sensing observations'
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identifier: ff141ffe-05ea-4901-a243-e6186826b05c
label: VEGETATION WATER CONTENT
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