Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Bed Load for Fluvial Applications
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 9
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Received: Oct 31, 2014
Accepted: Oct 27, 2015
Published online: May 13, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Oct 13, 2016
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