International Hydrological Decade

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• IHD — (no periods), International Hydrological Decade (a program to study the world s water resources during the decade 1965 1975) …   Useful english dictionary

• IHD — • Integrated Help Desk (IBM) • International Hydrological Decade ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …   Acronyms

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• IHD — geo. sc. abbr. International Hydrological Decade comp. abbr. Integrated Help Desk (IBM) …   United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms

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