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Research article
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26 Jun 2014
Research article |
| 26 Jun 2014
Characterisation of stable isotopes to identify residence times and runoff components in two meso-scale catchments in the Abay/Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
S. Tekleab
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Applied Geosciences, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Department of Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering, P.O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University, Institute for Environment, Water and Development, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
J. Wenninger
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Applied Geosciences, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
S. Uhlenbrook
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Applied Geosciences, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
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