Satellite techniques yield insight into devastating rainfall from hurricane mitch

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Volumn 80, Issue 43, 1999, Pages 505-514

  Ferraro, R ^a   Vicente, G ^b   Ba, M ^b   Gruber, A ^b   Scofield, R ^b   Li, Q ^b   Weldon, R ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001338429     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/EO080i043p00505-01     Document Type: Article

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