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Modelling potential areas of groundwater development for agriculture in northern Ghana using GIS/RS

Modélisation des zones potentielles déexploitation des eaux souterraines pour léagriculture au Ghana septentrional en utilisant le SIG/RS

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Pages 437-451 | Received 09 Sep 2011, Accepted 11 Jun 2012, Published online: 18 Feb 2013

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