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Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall.

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Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall. / Ferranti, E. J. S.; Whyatt, James Duncan; Timmis, Roger James.
In: Atmospheric Science Letters, Vol. 10, No. 3, 07.2009, p. 177-184.

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Ferranti, EJS, Whyatt, JD & Timmis, RJ 2009, 'Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall.', Atmospheric Science Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.228

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Ferranti, E. J. S., Whyatt, J. D., & Timmis, R. J. (2009). Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall. Atmospheric Science Letters, 10(3), 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.228

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Ferranti EJS, Whyatt JD, Timmis RJ. Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall. Atmospheric Science Letters. 2009 Jul;10(3):177-184. doi: 10.1002/asl.228

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Ferranti, E. J. S. ; Whyatt, James Duncan ; Timmis, Roger James. / Development and application of topographic descriptors for conditional analysis of rainfall. In: Atmospheric Science Letters. 2009 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 177-184.

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