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and V. A. Govorkova

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A Plausible Reason of the Changes in El Nino Parameters in the 2000s

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Circulation Anomalies in the Atmospheric Centers of Action in the Period of Eastern Pacific and Central Pacific El Nino

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E. Sh. Elizbarashvili, M. E. Elizbarashvili, Sh. E. Elizbarashvili, E. G. Khutsishvili,

and N. Z. Chelidze

Potential of Renewable Energy Sources in Georgia

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Experimental Study of the Relationship between the Wave Groupiness and Wave Height

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Experience of Water Flux Drainage and Inverse Modeling for Estimating Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Parameters

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O. A. Dmitrieva, E. V. Dorofeev, M. V. L’vova, and I. A. Tarabukin

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E. S. Dmitrevskaya, T. A. Krasil’nikova, and O. A. Markova

Environmental Pollution and Radiation Situation on the Russian Federation Territory in August 2016

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N. V. Satina

Weather on the Russian Federation Territory in August 2016

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T. V. Berezhnaya, A. D. Golubev, and L. N. Parshina

Anomalous Hydrometeorological Phenomena on the Russian Federation Territory in August 2016

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A. M. Zvyagintsev, N. S. Ivanova, I. N. Kuznetsova, and V. A. Lapchenko

Ozone Content over the Russian Federation in the Third Quarter of 2016

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On Roshydromet Awards for the Best Research and Development Projects in 2015

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A. Kh. Adzhiev (to the 70th Birthday)

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130 Years to the Irkutsk Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory

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In Memory of G. P. Kalinin (1916–1975)

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In Memory of N. I. Vul’fson (1916–2004)

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E. M. Dobryshman (1919–2016)

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