Distribution of mean annual recharge for 1978–2007 climate and 2017 land-cover conditions for the Hawaiian Islands
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Map showing distribution of mean annual recharge for 1978–2007 climate and 2020 land-cover conditions for Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, Maui, and the Island of Hawai‘i.
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