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To put a weather radar in a mountainous region is like pitching a tent in a snowstorm: The practical use is obvious and large — but so are the problems.
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Germann, U., Joss, J. (2004). Operational Measurement of Precipitation in Mountainous Terrain. In: Meischner, P. (eds) Weather Radar. Physics of Earth and Space Environments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05202-0_2
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