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Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments

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Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments. / Tomasicchio, G. R.; D'Alessandro, F.; Fortes, C. J. E. M. et al.
The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011. World Scientific Publishing, 2011. p. 796-809.

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Tomasicchio, GR, D'Alessandro, F, Fortes, CJEM, Ilic, S, James, M, Sanchez-Arcilla, A, Sancho, FM & Schüttrumpf, H 2011, Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments. in The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011. World Scientific Publishing, pp. 796-809. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814355537_0060

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Tomasicchio, G. R., D'Alessandro, F., Fortes, C. J. E. M., Ilic, S., James, M., Sanchez-Arcilla, A., Sancho, F. M., & Schüttrumpf, H. (2011). Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments. In The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011 (pp. 796-809). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814355537_0060

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Tomasicchio GR, D'Alessandro F, Fortes CJEM, Ilic S, James M, Sanchez-Arcilla A et al. Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments. In The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011. World Scientific Publishing. 2011. p. 796-809 doi: 10.1142/9789814355537_0060

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Tomasicchio, G. R. ; D'Alessandro, F. ; Fortes, C. J. E. M. et al. / Dune erosion and overwash in large-scale flume experiments. The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011. World Scientific Publishing, 2011. pp. 796-809

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