Open-File Report 01-425 References

The internal structure of sand bars on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, as determined by ground-penetrating radar

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-425

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Barnhardt, Walter, Kayen, Robert, Rubin, David, Minasian, Diane, 2001, The Internal Structure of Sand Bars on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, as Determined by Ground-penetrating Radar: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-425, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/0425/.

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