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Mapping irrigation potential from renewable groundwater in Africa – a quantitative hydrological approach
Y. Altchenko
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt, Paris, France
Laboratoire METIS, UMR 7619 UPMC/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
K. G. Villholth
International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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