Quantifying the potential impacts of land-use and climate change on hydropower reliability of Muzizi hydropower plant, Uganda
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Water and Climate Change
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2040-2244,2408-9354
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2021.273