Multicapacity basin accounting for predicting runoff from storm precipitation

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H. L. Penman · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1948 · 7.4K citations

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H. L. Penman · Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1956 · 233 citations

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