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Original Articles

Problems of rainfall-runoff modelling in arid and semiarid regions

Problèmes de la mise au point de modèles pluie-écoulement dans les régions arides et semi-arides

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Pages 379-400 | Received 15 Dec 1987, Accepted 24 Jan 1988, Published online: 24 Dec 2009

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