Representation of Vegetation in Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Models
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 8
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Received: Aug 4, 2016
Accepted: Jan 11, 2017
Published ahead of print: Mar 27, 2017
Published online: Mar 28, 2017
Published in print: Aug 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Aug 28, 2017
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