Riparian hydraulic gradient and stream-groundwater exchange dynamics in steep headwater valleys
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-9003
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20074