Global flood exposure from different sized rivers

Bernhofen, Mark V.; Trigg, Mark A.; Sleigh, P. Andrew; Sampson, Christopher C.; Smith, Andrew M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2829-2021

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Global flood exposure from different sized rivers

Mark V. Bernhofen, Mark A. Trigg, P. Andrew Sleigh, Christopher C. Sampson, and Andrew M. Smith

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