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Title: Nonstationarity in threshold response of stormflow in southern Appalachian headwater catchments: NONSTATIONARITY IN THRESHOLD RESPONSE
Award ID(s):
1637522
PAR ID:
10035784
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Water Resources Research
Volume:
53
Issue:
8
ISSN:
0043-1397
Page Range / eLocation ID:
6579 to 6596
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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