Field measurements of hydrodynamics and sediment transport at intertidal areas in the Dutch Wadden Sea

van Weerdenburg, Roy; Veerman, Thomas; Traas, Meike; Mol, Jan-Willem; van Maren, Bas; Beks, Dannie; van der Vegt, Maarten; van Prooijen, Bram

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Field measurements of hydrodynamics and sediment transport at intertidal areas in the Dutch Wadden Sea

Roy van Weerdenburg, Thomas Veerman, Meike Traas, Jan-Willem Mol, Bas van Maren, Dannie Beks, Maarten van der Vegt, and Bram van Prooijen

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