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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Why Characterize the Subsurface?." National Research Council. 2000. Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5786.
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