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Fu, C., Jiang, Z., Guan, Z., He, J., Xu, Z. (2008). Climate Extremes and Related Disasters in China. In: Fu, C., Jiang, Z., Guan, Z., He, J., Xu, Z. (eds) Regional Climate Studies of China. Regional Climate Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79242-0_8

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