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Rainfall Estimation Using a Cloud Patch Classification Map

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Hsu, KL., Hong, Y., Sorooshian, S. (2007). Rainfall Estimation Using a Cloud Patch Classification Map. 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_26

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