The coastal morphodynamics of Venice lagoon, Italy: An introduction

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 837-846

  Amos, C L ^a   Umgiesser, G ^b   Tosi, L ^b   Townend, I H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c HRWallingford Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951296115     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.01.014     Document Type: Editorial

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