River flow forecasting through conceptual models part I — A discussion of principles

Nash, J.E., Sutcliffe, J.V.·1970·Journal of Hydrology

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Authors: Nash, J. E., & Sutcliffe, J. V.
Venue: Journal of Hydrology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1970-04
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: 282-290
ISSN: 0022-1694 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(70)90255-6
OpenAlex: W2033904036
Cited by: 23,674
References: 0
FWCI: 23.28
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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