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Water Resources of the Russian Federation in the 20th Century

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Water resources of the Russian Federation in 1930–2000 are assessed. It is shown that, as a result of intensification of general atmospheric circulation, water resources increased since 1981 to 2000 by about 6% as compared with those for 1930–1980.

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Babkin, V.I. Water Resources of the Russian Federation in the 20th Century. Water Resources 31, 357–362 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WARE.0000035674.03183.f1

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