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Title: Linking the Surface and Subsurface in River Deltas—Part 1: Relating Surface and Subsurface Geometries
Award ID(s):
1719638
PAR ID:
10386386
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Water Resources Research
Volume:
57
Issue:
8
ISSN:
0043-1397
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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