[Movement of a fluvial particle under the influence of coherent structures]

C Sindelar1, J Schobesberger2, T Gold1

  • 1Department für Wasser - Atmosphäre - Umwelt, Institut für Wasserbau, Hydraulik und Fließgewässerforschung, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3, 1200 Wien, Österreich.

Osterreichische Wasser- Und Abfallwirtschaft
|August 28, 2023
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