Geografie 2023, 128, 127-152

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2023.007

Trends of hydroclimatic variables and outflow in the Athabasca River basin

Milada MatouškováID, Kateřina FraindováID

Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Prague, Czechia

Received September 2022
Accepted January 2023

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