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Hydrological and erosional response of a small catchment in Sicily Cover

Hydrological and erosional response of a small catchment in Sicily

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|Jun 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2019-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 201 - 212
Submitted on: Jul 19, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 19, 2018
Published on: Jun 26, 2019
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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