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Research article
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18 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 18 Dec 2019
| 18 Dec 2019
On the flood peak distributions over China
School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Lachun Wang
School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Xiang Li
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, China
Jie Gao
China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute, Beijing, China
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