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Digital Terrain

Defining the Drainage Network

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Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS

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(2004). Digital Terrain. In: Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2460-6_7

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