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Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
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03 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2025

Overlapping turbulent boundary layers in an energetic coastal sea

Arnaud F. Valcarcel, Craig L. Stevens, Joanne M. O'Callaghan, and Sutara H. Suanda

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