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Effects of bottom topography on dynamics of river discharges in tidal regions: case study of twin plumes in Taiwan Strait
K. A. Korotenko
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
A. A. Osadchiev
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
P. O. Zavialov
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
R.-C. Kao
Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
C.-F. Ding
Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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