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10 Sep 2014
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| 10 Sep 2014
Rainstorms able to induce flash floods in a Mediterranean-climate region (Calabria, southern Italy)
O. G. Terranova
Italian National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI), via Cavour 6, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy
S. L. Gariano
Italian National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI), via Cavour 6, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy
Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, via A. Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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