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Original Articles

Topographic Mapping of Offshore Sandbank Tidal Flats Using the Waterline Detection Method: A Case Study on the Dongsha Sandbank of Jiangsu Radial Tidal Sand Ridges, China

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Pages 362-378 | Received 19 Aug 2011, Accepted 10 Apr 2012, Published online: 04 Dec 2012

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