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Infiltration into a class of vertically non-uniform soils. / Beven, Keith.
In: Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, 12.1984, p. 425-434.

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Beven, K 1984, 'Infiltration into a class of vertically non-uniform soils', Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626668409490960

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Beven, K. (1984). Infiltration into a class of vertically non-uniform soils. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 29(4), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626668409490960

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Beven K. Infiltration into a class of vertically non-uniform soils. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 1984 Dec;29(4):425-434. doi: 10.1080/02626668409490960

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Beven, Keith. / Infiltration into a class of vertically non-uniform soils. In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 1984 ; Vol. 29, No. 4. pp. 425-434.

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