Flow Characteristics and Entrainment of Gravity Currents
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PROCEEDINGS OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0916-7374,1884-9172
DOI: 10.2208/prohe.37.427