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Evaluating hydrology of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) with new tile drain equations

D.N. Moriasi, C.G. Rossi, J.G. Arnold and M.D. Tomer
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2012, 67 (6) 513-524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.67.6.513
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