Unraveling the Effects of Long-Distance Water Transfer for Ecological Recharge
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 146, Issue 9
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the editor, associate editor, and anonymous reviewers whose thoughtful comments and suggestions helped improve the initial manuscript. The authors thank Dr. Chris Sweetapple for proofreading. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51709036, 91647201, 91747102).
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Received: Sep 12, 2019
Accepted: Mar 23, 2020
Published online: Jun 18, 2020
Published in print: Sep 1, 2020
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