Science versus politics: Truth and uncertainty in predictive modelling

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2549-2554

  Ivanović, Ruza F ^a   Freer, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68749109636     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7406     Document Type: Note

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