Catchment processes and heterogeneity at multiple scales-benchmarking observations, conceptualization and prediction

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2203-2208

  Tetzlaff, D ^a   Carey, S K ^b   Laudon, H ^c   McGuire, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955503375     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7784     Document Type: Editorial

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