Evaluation of downscaled wind speeds and parameterised gusts for recent and historical windstorms in Switzerland
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v68.31820 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 31820 - 31820
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2016
Accepted on: Jul 29, 2016
Published on: Dec 1, 2016
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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