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Recent channel changes of the Jiangsu reach of the Yangtze river: an investigation from multi-temporal digital elevation models

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the ESA-MOST Dragon 3 Cooperation Program (ID: 10606), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no.40801212; no. 41201424), the 973 National Basic Research Program (No. 2013CB733203 and No. 2013CB733204), the 863 National High-Tech R&D Program (No. 2012AA121302),the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (164320H101), 2015 Jiangsu provincial key R & D Program (Social Development) (BE2015704).

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  1. College of Geographical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environments (National Education Administration), Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing, China

    Shibiao Bai & Jian Wang

  2. Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing, China

    Shibiao Bai & Jian Wang

  3. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing, China

    Shibiao Bai & Jian Wang

  4. College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Siping Road, Shanghai, 1239, China

    Ping Lu

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Bai, S., Lu, P. & Wang, J. Recent channel changes of the Jiangsu reach of the Yangtze river: an investigation from multi-temporal digital elevation models. J Coast Conserv 20, 43–49 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-015-0416-6

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