Estimating Large‐Scale Fracture Permeability of Unsaturated Rock Using Barometric Pressure Data
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عنوان ژورنال: Vadose Zone Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1539-1663,1539-1663
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0015