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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3221-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3221-2013
Research article
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14 May 2013
Research article |  | 14 May 2013

Sediment transport along the Cap de Creus Canyon flank during a mild, wet winter

J. Martín, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Puig, F. Bourrin, A. Palanques, L. Houpert, M. Higueras, A. Sanchez-Vidal, A. M. Calafat, M. Canals, S. Heussner, N. Delsaut, and C. Sotin

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