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Filippone, C., and S. A. Leake. 2005. Time scales in the sustainable management of water resources. Southwest Hydrology, 4(1):16-17.

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U.S. Climate Change Science Program. 2003. Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Washington, DC.

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