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Discussion of “Comparison of Settling-Velocity-based Formulas for Threshold of Sediment Motion” by N.-S. Cheng

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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 135Issue 7July 2009
Pages: 626 - 628

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Received: Aug 13, 2008
Accepted: Sep 30, 2008
Published online: Jun 15, 2009
Published in print: Jul 2009

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Jacobus P. Le Roux [email protected]
Professor, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Chile, Casilla 13518, Correo 21, Santiago, Chile. E-mail: [email protected]

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