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Climate Change and Water Cycle - Some Lessons from the Geological Past

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Mosbrugger, V. (2008). Climate Change and Water Cycle - Some Lessons from the Geological Past. In: Zereini, F., Hötzl, H. (eds) Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85047-2_2

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