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- Publisher :KOREA WATER RESOURECES ASSOCIATION
- Publisher(Ko) :한국수자원학회
- Journal Title :Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
- Journal Title(Ko) :한국수자원학회 논문집
- Volume : 59
- No :2
- Pages :159-171
- Received Date : 2025-11-19
- Revised Date : 2025-12-26
- Accepted Date : 2025-12-29
- DOI :https://doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2026.59.2.159


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