Evaluating Seasonal Orographic Precipitation in the Interior Western United States Using Gauge Data, Gridded Precipitation Estimates, and a Regional Climate Simulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hydrometeorology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1525-755X,1525-7541
DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-17-0056.1