The study effectively uses 102 precipitation and 72 temperature stations, but it acknowledges that regions above 3,000 masl lack sufficient climate data. Given that these high-altitude areas play a critical role in water availability for hydropower projects, the reliance on interpolated data for these regions introduces potential uncertainties in the hydrological modeling.
Could the authors provide additional details on the methods and validation of the interpolated data used for these high-altitude regions?