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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-957-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-957-2017
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23 Jun 2017
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Statistical characteristics of convective wind gusts in Germany

Susanna Mohr, Michael Kunz, Alexandra Richter, and Bodo Ruck

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