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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3453-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3453-2018
Research article
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28 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2018

Seasonal streamflow forecasts for Europe – Part I: Hindcast verification with pseudo- and real observations

Wouter Greuell, Wietse H. P. Franssen, Hester Biemans, and Ronald W. A. Hutjes

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