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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3197-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3197-2018
Research article
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07 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 07 Jun 2018

A simplified model of precipitation enhancement over a heterogeneous surface

Guido Cioni and Cathy Hohenegger

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