Changes in groundwater-surface water interactions following two centuries of irrigation practices and groundwater use in the Upper Ganges-Yamuna interfluve, North India

van Broekhoven, Frank J. G.; Dekker, Stefan C.; Griffioen, Jasper; Bhagwat, Anjali; Schot, Paul P.

doi:10.5194/hess-30-6315-2026

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Changes in groundwater-surface water interactions following two centuries of irrigation practices and groundwater use in the Upper Ganges-Yamuna interfluve, North India

Frank J. G. van Broekhoven, Stefan C. Dekker, Jasper Griffioen, Anjali Bhagwat, and Paul P. Schot

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