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Hong, Y., Adhikari, P., Gourley, J.J. (2013). Flash Flood. In: Bobrowsky, P.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_136
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