Hail events in Germany: rare or frequent natural hazards?

Wilke, Tabea; Lengfeld, Katharina; Schultze, Markus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-3141-2025

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Hail events in Germany: rare or frequent natural hazards?

Tabea Wilke, Katharina Lengfeld, and Markus Schultze

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