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Accuracy of radar-estimated precipitation in a mountain catchment in Slovakia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2022-0037 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 111 - 122
Submitted on: Aug 5, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 27, 2022
Published on: Feb 4, 2023
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2023 Patrik Sleziak, Martin Jančo, Michal Danko, Ladislav Méri, Ladislav Holko, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences
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