Flash floods, hydro-geomorphic response and risk management
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Flash floods: Observations and analysis of hydro-meteorological controls
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hydrology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-1694
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.005