Observed controls on resilience of groundwater to climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2019
08 2019
Historique:
received:
28
01
2019
accepted:
06
06
2019
entrez:
9
8
2019
pubmed:
9
8
2019
medline:
22
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Groundwater in sub-Saharan Africa supports livelihoods and poverty alleviation
Identifiants
pubmed: 31391559
doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1441-7
pii: 10.1038/s41586-019-1441-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
230-234Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : ErratumIn
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