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Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil. / Germann, Peter F.; Pierce, Robert S.; Beven, Keith.
In: Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 9, No. 2, 06.1986, p. 70-76.

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Germann, PF, Pierce, RS & Beven, K 1986, 'Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil', Advances in Water Resources, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0309-1708(86)90012-6

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Germann, P. F., Pierce, R. S., & Beven, K. (1986). Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil. Advances in Water Resources, 9(2), 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0309-1708(86)90012-6

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Germann PF, Pierce RS, Beven K. Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil. Advances in Water Resources. 1986 Jun;9(2):70-76. doi: 10.1016/0309-1708(86)90012-6

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Germann, Peter F. ; Pierce, Robert S. ; Beven, Keith. / Kinematic wave approximation to the initiation of subsurface storm flow in a sloping forest soil. In: Advances in Water Resources. 1986 ; Vol. 9, No. 2. pp. 70-76.

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