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Research Articles

Towards a better understanding of the evaporative cooling of rivers: case study for the Little Southwest Miramichi River (New Brunswick, Canada)

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Pages 189-205 | Received 31 Jul 2022, Accepted 02 Feb 2023, Published online: 23 Feb 2023

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