The role of debris-flow deposits in the development of dryland salinity in the Yass River catchment, New South Wales, Australia

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-36

  Acworth, R I ^a   Broughton, A ^b   Nicoll, C ^c,d   Jankowski, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PATTLE DELAMORE PARTNERS LTD   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Land Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0002100630     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050107     Document Type: Article

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