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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2067-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2067-2020
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31 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 31 Jul 2020

A generic physical vulnerability model for floods: review and concept for data-scarce regions

Mark Bawa Malgwi, Sven Fuchs, and Margreth Keiler

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