Tidal Flat Morphodynamics: A Synthesis

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-170

  Friedrichs, C T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00307-7     Document Type: Chapter

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