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Studies spy on a river's rage

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Investigation into this year's Mississippi floods could shape coastal restoration plans.

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Douglas Jerolmack

US Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division

Louisiana Coastal Area Science and Technology Program

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Dickey Zakaib, G. Studies spy on a river's rage. Nature 474, 259–260 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/474259a

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