Water movement through a thick unsaturated zone underlying an intermittent stream in the western Mojave Desert, southern California, USA

J.A Izbicki; J Radyk; R.L Michel

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Water movement through a thick unsaturated zone underlying an intermittent stream in the western Mojave Desert, southern California, USA

J.A Izbicki J Radyk R.L Michel

Journal of Hydrology Vol. 238 No. 3-4 pp. 194-217 · Elsevier BV

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J.A Izbicki, J Radyk, R.L Michel (2000). Water movement through a thick unsaturated zone underlying an intermittent stream in the western Mojave Desert, southern California, USA. Journal of Hydrology, 238(3-4), 194-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-1694(00)00331-0

Water movement through a thick unsaturated zone underlying an intermittent stream in the western Mojave Desert, southern California, USA

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