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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-263-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Hydrologic control on natural land subsidence in the shallow coastal aquifer of the Ravenna coast, Italy
BIGEA – Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences,
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Beatrice Maria Sole Giambastiani
BIGEA – Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences,
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Nicolas Greggio
CIRI EA – Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research on Energy and Environment, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Luciana Bonzi
Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey – Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
Lorenzo Calabrese
Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey – Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
Paolo Luciani
Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey – Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
Luisa Perini
Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey – Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
Paolo Severi
Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey – Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
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