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Closure to “Simulated Wave-Induced Erosion of the Mississippi River–Gulf Outlet Levees during Hurricane Katrina” by Rune Storesund, Robert G. Bea, and Yuli Huang

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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 137Issue 6November 2011
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Received: Apr 24, 2011
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Rune Storesund, M.ASCE [email protected]
D.Eng., P.E., G.E.
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
Robert G. Bea, Ph.D., F.ASCE [email protected]
P.E., G.E.
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. E-mail: [email protected]
Yuli Huang, Ph.D., M.ASCE [email protected]
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. E-mail: [email protected]

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