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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-4079-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-4079-2013
Research article
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22 Oct 2013
Research article |  | 22 Oct 2013

Spectral induced polarization measurements for predicting the hydraulic conductivity in sandy aquifers

M. Attwa and T. Günther

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