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7. Acknowledgements
Gauge data were provided by the Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta - Ufficio
Meteorologico della Protezione Civile, the Servizio Informativo Agrometeorologico
Siciliano and Weather Underground. The mini radar development was possible thanks to
the financial and technical support by Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Fisiche della
Atmosfera (CINFAI).
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