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On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production

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On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production. / Sivapalan, M.; Beven, Keith; Wood, Eric F.
In: Water Resources Research, Vol. 23, No. 12, 12.1987, p. 2266-2278.

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Sivapalan, M, Beven, K & Wood, EF 1987, 'On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production', Water Resources Research, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 2266-2278. https://doi.org/10.1029/WR023i012p02266

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Sivapalan, M., Beven, K., & Wood, E. F. (1987). On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production. Water Resources Research, 23(12), 2266-2278. https://doi.org/10.1029/WR023i012p02266

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Sivapalan M, Beven K, Wood EF. On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production. Water Resources Research. 1987 Dec;23(12):2266-2278. doi: 10.1029/WR023i012p02266

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Sivapalan, M. ; Beven, Keith ; Wood, Eric F. / On hydrologic similarity : 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production. In: Water Resources Research. 1987 ; Vol. 23, No. 12. pp. 2266-2278.

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