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Projected Changes in Flood-Generating Precipitation Extremes Over the Czech Republic in High-Resolution Regional Climate Models Cover

Projected Changes in Flood-Generating Precipitation Extremes Over the Czech Republic in High-Resolution Regional Climate Models

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|Nov 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10098-011-0018-4 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 217 - 227
Published on: Nov 30, 2011
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© 2011 Jan Kyselý, Ladislav Gaál, Romana Beranová, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
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