Thresholds, switches and hysteresis in hydrology from the pedon to the catchment scale: a non-linear systems theory

O’Kane, J. P.; Flynn, D.

doi:10.5194/hess-11-443-2007

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A view from the watershed revisited

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17 Jan 2007

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Thresholds, switches and hysteresis in hydrology from the pedon to the catchment scale: a non-linear systems theory

J. P. O’Kane and D. Flynn

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