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Research article
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12 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 12 Nov 2024

Reconstructing hail days in Switzerland with statistical models (1959–2022)

Lena Wilhelm, Cornelia Schwierz, Katharina Schröer, Mateusz Taszarek, and Olivia Martius

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