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A Lagrangian perspective of the hydrological cycle in the Congo River basin
Rogert Sorí
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Environmental Physics Laboratory (EphysLab), Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, 32004, Spain
Raquel Nieto
Environmental Physics Laboratory (EphysLab), Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, 32004, Spain
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
Anita Drumond
Environmental Physics Laboratory (EphysLab), Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, 32004, Spain
Luis Gimeno
Environmental Physics Laboratory (EphysLab), Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, 32004, Spain
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