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      Names: Tshimanga, Raphael M., editor. | Moukandi N’kaya, Guy D., editor. | Alsdorf, Douglas, editor.| John Wiley & Sons, publisher.

      Title: Congo Basin hydrology, climate, and biogeochemistry : a foundation for the future / Raphael M. Tshimanga, Guy D. Moukandi N’kaya, Douglas Alsdorf, editors.

      Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐American Geophysical Union, [2022] | Series: Geophysical monograph series | Date of publication from ECIP data view.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021027847 (print) | LCCN 2021027848 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119656975 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119656982 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119656999 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Hydrology–Congo River Valley. | Climate–Congo River Valley. | Biogeochemistry–Congo River Valley.

      Classification: LCC GB809.C66 C66 2022 (print) | LCC GB809.C66 (ebook) | DDC 551.48096751–dc23

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