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Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa's largest lake. / Sene, Kevin; Houghton Carr, Helen; Tych, Wlodek.
In: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Vol. 384, 16.11.2021, p. 141-147.

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Sene, K, Houghton Carr, H & Tych, W 2021, 'Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa's largest lake', Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, vol. 384, pp. 141-147. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-384-141-2021

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Sene, K., Houghton Carr, H., & Tych, W. (2021). Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa's largest lake. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 384, 141-147. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-384-141-2021

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Sene K, Houghton Carr H, Tych W. Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa's largest lake. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. 2021 Nov 16;384:141-147. doi: 10.5194/piahs-384-141-2021

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Sene, Kevin ; Houghton Carr, Helen ; Tych, Wlodek. / Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa's largest lake. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. 2021 ; Vol. 384. pp. 141-147.

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