On the formation of current ripples

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On the formation of current ripples. / Bartholdy, Jesper; Ernstsen, Verner Brandbyge; Flemming, Burg W.; Winter, Christian; Bartholomä, Alex; Kroon, Aart.

I: Scientific Reports, Bind 5, 11390, 12.06.2015.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Bartholdy, J, Ernstsen, VB, Flemming, BW, Winter, C, Bartholomä, A & Kroon, A 2015, 'On the formation of current ripples', Scientific Reports, bind 5, 11390. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11390

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Bartholdy, J., Ernstsen, V. B., Flemming, B. W., Winter, C., Bartholomä, A., & Kroon, A. (2015). On the formation of current ripples. Scientific Reports, 5, [11390]. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11390

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Bartholdy J, Ernstsen VB, Flemming BW, Winter C, Bartholomä A, Kroon A. On the formation of current ripples. Scientific Reports. 2015 jun. 12;5. 11390. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11390

Author

Bartholdy, Jesper ; Ernstsen, Verner Brandbyge ; Flemming, Burg W. ; Winter, Christian ; Bartholomä, Alex ; Kroon, Aart. / On the formation of current ripples. I: Scientific Reports. 2015 ; Bind 5.

Bibtex

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