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Research Article

Characterizing the variability and trend of rainfall in central highlands of Abbay Basin, Ethiopia: using IMERG-06 dataset

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Article: 2372856 | Received 07 Jan 2024, Accepted 21 Jun 2024, Published online: 04 Jul 2024

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