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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 365, 2026
BPU12 Congress – 12th General Conferences of the Balkan Physical Union
Article Number 04004
Number of page(s) 21
Section Environmental and Solar Physics, Meteorology and Geophysics
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636504004
Published online 15 April 2026
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