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Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes. / Tomasicchio, G. R.; Sanchez-Arcilla, G. R. ; D’Alessandro, F. et al.
In: Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 49, No. Supplement 1, 604574, 2011, p. 20-30.

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Tomasicchio, GR, Sanchez-Arcilla, GR, D’Alessandro, F, Ilic, S, James, MR, Sancho, F, Fortes, CJEM & Schüttrumpf, H 2011, 'Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes', Journal of Hydraulic Research, vol. 49, no. Supplement 1, 604574, pp. 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2011.604574

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Tomasicchio, G. R., Sanchez-Arcilla, G. R., D’Alessandro, F., Ilic, S., James, M. R., Sancho, F., Fortes, C. J. E. M., & Schüttrumpf, H. (2011). Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 49(Supplement 1), 20-30. Article 604574. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2011.604574

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Tomasicchio GR, Sanchez-Arcilla GR, D’Alessandro F, Ilic S, James MR, Sancho F et al. Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2011;49(Supplement 1):20-30. 604574. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2011.604574

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Tomasicchio, G. R. ; Sanchez-Arcilla, G. R. ; D’Alessandro, F. et al. / Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes. In: Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2011 ; Vol. 49, No. Supplement 1. pp. 20-30.

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title = "Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes",
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