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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 59, 2012 - Issue 7
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RESEARCH PAPERS

Shallow geothermal regime in the Perth Metropolitan Area

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Pages 1033-1048 | Received 12 Sep 2011, Accepted 29 Mar 2012, Published online: 12 Oct 2012

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