Precipitation in the northern Alpine region: Case-study-type validation of an operational forecast model

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 161-173

  Keil, Christian ^a   Volkert, Hans ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 0034338964     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050013     Document Type: Article

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