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Towards best practice for assessing the impacts of climate change on groundwater

Vers de meilleures pratiques pour évaluer les impacts du changement climatique sur l’eau souterraine

Hacia la mejor práctica para evaluar los impactos del cambio climático en el agua subterránea

为评价气候变化对地下水的影响建立最优方法

Rumo a melhores práticas para avaliação dos impactes das mudanças climáticas sobre as águas subterrâneas

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  1. Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, The Vincent Building, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAL, UK

    I. P. Holman

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

    D. M. Allen

  3. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    M. O. Cuthbert

  4. Geosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Université de Rennes 1 - CNRS, Campus Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes, France

    P. Goderniaux

  5. Hydrogéologie et Géologie de l’Environnement, Université de Liège, 4000, Liège 1, Belgium

    P. Goderniaux

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Holman, I.P., Allen, D.M., Cuthbert, M.O. et al. Towards best practice for assessing the impacts of climate change on groundwater. Hydrogeol J 20, 1–4 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0805-3

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