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Identification of runoff generation processes using combined hydrometric, tracer and geophysical methods in a headwater catchment in South Africa / Identification des processus de formation du débit en combinat la méthodes hydrométrique, traceur et géophysiques dans un bassin versant sud-africain

JOCHEN WENNINGER Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Fahnenbergplatz, D-79098, Freiburg, Germany
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STEFAN UHLENBROOK Department of Water Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, PO Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
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SIMON LORENTZ School of Bioresources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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CHRISTIAN LEIBUNDGUT Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Fahnenbergplatz, D-79098, Freiburg, Germany
Pages 65-80 | Received 10 Apr 2006, Accepted 17 Sep 2007, Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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