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Model and Satellite Analysis of the November 9–10, 2001 Algeria Flood

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Medaglia, C.M. et al. (2007). Model and Satellite Analysis of the November 9–10, 2001 Algeria Flood. 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_41

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