Gravity as a tool to improve the hydrologic mass budget  in  karstic areas

Pivetta, Tommaso; Braitenberg, Carla; Gabrovšek, Franci; Gabriel, Gerald; Meurers, Bruno

doi:10.5194/hess-25-6001-2021

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Gravity as a tool to improve the hydrologic mass budget in karstic areas

Tommaso Pivetta, Carla Braitenberg, Franci Gabrovšek, Gerald Gabriel, and Bruno Meurers

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