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FLOOD HYDROLOGY OF WESTERN JAMAICA: A STUDY IN A KARSTIC LIMESTONE ENVIRONMENT

1990; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-9493.1990.tb00021.x

1467-9493

M. Ohara,

Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Singapore Journal of Tropical GeographyVolume 11, Issue 2 p. 100-116 FLOOD HYDROLOGY OF WESTERN JAMAICA: A STUDY IN A KARSTIC LIMESTONE ENVIRONMENT M. O'Hara B.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.I.C.E., F.G.S., C.Eng., M. O'Hara B.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.I.C.E., F.G.S., C.Eng. Department of Geography, University of MalawiSearch for more papers by this author M. O'Hara B.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.I.C.E., F.G.S., C.Eng., M. O'Hara B.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.I.C.E., F.G.S., C.Eng. 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