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Research article
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10 Oct 2013
Research article |
| 10 Oct 2013
The potential of radar-based ensemble forecasts for flash-flood early warning in the southern Swiss Alps
K. Liechti
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
L. Panziera
MeteoSwiss, Locarno Monti, Switzerland
U. Germann
MeteoSwiss, Locarno Monti, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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