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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3211-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3211-2020
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22 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 22 Jun 2020

Assessing the impact of seasonal-rainfall anomalies on catchment-scale water balance components

Paolo Nasta, Carolina Allocca, Roberto Deidda, and Nunzio Romano

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