Discussion of “Analysis of the Impacts of Dikes on Flood Stages in the Middle Mississippi River” by Chester C. Watson, David S. Biedenharn, and Colin R. Thorne
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Received: Feb 6, 2014
Accepted: Nov 14, 2014
Published online: Jun 3, 2015
Published in print: Sep 1, 2015
Discussion open until: Nov 3, 2015
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