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Rainfall timing and runoff: The influence of the criterion for rain event separation Cover

Rainfall timing and runoff: The influence of the criterion for rain event separation

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|Jul 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 226 - 236
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2015
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2016
Published on: Jul 8, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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