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Impact of model structure on flow simulation and hydrological realism: from a lumped to a semi-distributed approach
Federico Garavaglia
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Matthieu Le Lay
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Fréderic Gottardi
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Rémy Garçon
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Joël Gailhard
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Emmanuel Paquet
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
Thibault Mathevet
EDF-DTG, Department S, 21 avenue de l'Europe, BP 41, 38040 Grenoble cedex 09, France
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