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The complex future of hydrogeology

Le futur complexe de l’hydrogéologie

Die komplexe Zukunft der Hydrogeologie

El complejo futuro de la Hidrogeología

المستقبل المعقد للجولوجية المائية

水文地质学的复杂未来

De complexe toekomst van de hydrogeologie

Il futuro problematico dell’idrogeologia

O futuro complexo da hidrogeologia

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Thoughtful reviews by William M. Alley, Steven P. Phillips, Sunderrajan Krishnan and several anonymous reviewers improved this essay.

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Galloway, D.L. The complex future of hydrogeology. Hydrogeol J 18, 807–810 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-010-0585-1

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