Diffusivelike buffering and saturation of large rivers

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 5827-5832

  Metivier F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 0001143568     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.5827     Document Type: Article

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