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A generic method for hydrological drought identification across different climate regions
M. H. J. van Huijgevoort
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
P. Hazenberg
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
now at: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
H. A. J. van Lanen
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
R. Uijlenhoet
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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