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A review of the synthetic unit hydrograph: from the empirical UH to advanced geomorphological methods

Revue de l’hydrogramme unitaire synthétique: des HU empiriques aux méthodes géomorphologiques avancées

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Pages 239-261 | Received 21 Jun 2012, Accepted 21 Jun 2013, Published online: 24 Feb 2014

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