A consideration of rainfall, runoff and losses at Plynlimon in the context of long term hydrological variability in the UK and maritime Western Europe

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-407

  Green, S ^a   Marsh, T J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8644261640     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-399-1997     Document Type: Article

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