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Original Articles

Frequency analysis of maximum annual suspended sediment concentrations in North America / Analyse fréquentielle des maximums annuels de concentration en sédiments en suspension en Amérique du Nord

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Pages 236-252 | Received 21 Nov 2006, Accepted 17 Sep 2007, Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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