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Research Articles

Comparing paleo reconstructions of warm and cool season streamflow (1400–2018) for the North and South Saskatchewan River sub-basins, Western Canada

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Pages 50-66 | Received 14 Apr 2020, Accepted 01 Nov 2022, Published online: 15 Dec 2022

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