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Hybrid Approach to Delineation of Homogeneous Regions for Regional Precipitation Frequency Analysis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10098-009-0021-1 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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