Comparative analyses of SPI and SPEI as drought assessment tools in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: SN Applied Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2523-3963,2523-3971
DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-1326-2