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Reginald W. Herschy Rhodes W. Fairbridge

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Herschy, R.W., Herschy, R.W. (1998). Accuracy. In: Herschy, R.W., Fairbridge, R.W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Water Resources. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4497-7_2

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