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Identification and simulation of space–time variability of past hydrological drought events in the Limpopo River basin, southern Africa
P. Trambauer
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
S. Maskey
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
M. Werner
Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
F. Pappenberger
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
L. P. H. van Beek
Utrecht University, Dept. Physical Geography, Utrecht, the Netherlands
S. Uhlenbrook
Delft University of Technology, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
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