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14 Jul 2009
Applied tracers for the observation of subsurface stormflow at the hillslope scale
J. Wienhöfer
Institute of Geoecology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Water and Environment, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
K. Germer
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
F. Lindenmaier
Institute of Water and Environment, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
A. Färber
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
E. Zehe
Institute of Water and Environment, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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