Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale

@inproceedings{Alam2020UndergroundTO,
  title={Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale},
  author={M. F. Alam and Paul Pavelic},
  year={2020}
}
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