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The limits of splitting : hydrology. / Beven, Keith J.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 183, No. 1-2, 12.04.1996, p. 89-97.

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Beven, KJ 1996, 'The limits of splitting : hydrology.', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 183, no. 1-2, pp. 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(95)04964-9

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Beven KJ. The limits of splitting : hydrology. Science of the Total Environment. 1996 Apr 12;183(1-2):89-97. doi: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04964-9

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Beven, Keith J. / The limits of splitting : hydrology. In: Science of the Total Environment. 1996 ; Vol. 183, No. 1-2. pp. 89-97.

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