Simulating the hydrological response to predicted climate change on a watershed in southern Alberta, Canada

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Katharine A. Forbes1, S. W. Kienzle1, Craig A. Coburn1, J. M. Byrne1, Joseph B. Rasmussen1
1University of Lethbridge,

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