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Discussion of “Transition from Ripples to Dunes” by Arved J. Raudkivi

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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 134Issue 12December 2008
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Received: May 18, 2007
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Threet Professor of Sedimentary Geology and Professor of Geography, Depts. of Geology and Geography and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801. E-mail: [email protected]
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Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. E-mail: [email protected]

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