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The United Kingdom Meteorological Office rainfall and evaporation calculation system: MORECS version 2.0-an overview
M. N. Hough
Meteorological Office, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2SZ, UK
R. J. A. Jones
Soil Survey and Land Research Centre, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4DT, UK
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