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Marzano, F.S., Cimini, D., Turk, F.J. (2007). Multivariate Probability Matching for Microwave Infrared Combined Rainfall Algorithm (MICRA). In: Levizzani, V., Bauer, P., Turk, F.J. (eds) Measuring Precipitation From Space. Advances In Global Change Research, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6_21
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