Quantifying the distribution and influence of non-uniform bed properties in shallow coastal bays

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 746-762

  Wiberg, Patricia L ^a   Carr, Joel A ^a   Safak, Ilgar ^a   Anutaliya, Arachaporn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 85000783305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lom3.10063     Document Type: Article

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