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Estimation of peak discharges of historical floods
J. Herget
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
T. Roggenkamp
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
M. Krell
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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