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... method is subject to con- siderable error if it is small compared with other items . The energy - balance method is similar to the water - bal- ance method except that it deals with the continuity of energy flow instead of water flow ...
... method is subject to con- siderable error if it is small compared with other items . The energy - balance method is similar to the water - bal- ance method except that it deals with the continuity of energy flow instead of water flow ...
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... method . In 1932 , Leroy K. Sher- man , U.S. hydrologist , proposed the unit hydrograph method . The storm runoff is assumed to vary directly with the net rainfall , and by Sherman's definition , the unit hydrograph of a drainage basin ...
... method . In 1932 , Leroy K. Sher- man , U.S. hydrologist , proposed the unit hydrograph method . The storm runoff is assumed to vary directly with the net rainfall , and by Sherman's definition , the unit hydrograph of a drainage basin ...
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... method of selective immunosuppression would be to in- duce a lasting state of specific immunological tolerance , but this is still very difficult to do . An alternative method prevents immunization when the antigen is identified and ...
... method of selective immunosuppression would be to in- duce a lasting state of specific immunological tolerance , but this is still very difficult to do . An alternative method prevents immunization when the antigen is identified and ...
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