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Inversions of reflection loss measurements of a smooth water/sand interface

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Isakson, M.J., Neilsen, T., Worley, A. (2006). Inversions of reflection loss measurements of a smooth water/sand interface. In: Caiti, A., Chapman, N.R., Hermand, JP., Jesus, S.M. (eds) Acoustic Sensing Techniques for the Shallow Water Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4386-4_16

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