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Using thermal tracers to estimate flow velocities of shallow flows: laboratory and field experiments Cover

Using thermal tracers to estimate flow velocities of shallow flows: laboratory and field experiments

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|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 255 - 262
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2014
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2015
Published on: Jun 25, 2015
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2015 Rui L.P. de Lima, João R.C.B. Abrantes, João L.M.P. de Lima, M. Isabel P. de Lima, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
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