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Original Articles

Flood modelling in a high country mountain catchment, New Zealand: comparing statistical and deterministic model estimates for ecological flows

Modélisation des crues dans un bassin versant de haute montagne, en Nouvelle-Zélande: comparaison des estimations de débits écologiques issues de modèles statistiques et déterministes

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Pages 328-341 | Received 07 Oct 2011, Accepted 01 Jun 2012, Published online: 11 Feb 2013

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