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Hydrologic characteristics of an area depend primarily on its climate and geology. Climate is particularly important, because it determines the distribution of rain water for agriculture, hydropower generation, and other human activities with significant economic consequences. Hence, it is essential to have a basic knowledge of the factors that make our climate what it is.
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Rakhecha, P.R., Singh, V.P. (2009). Radiation and Temperature. In: Applied Hydrometeorology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9844-4_4
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