Hydrogeophysics: Opportunities and challenges

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-284

  Binley, A ^a   Cassiani, G ^b   Deiana, R ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dipartimento di Geoscienze   (Italy)

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