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One-dimensional model for vertical profiles of longitudinal velocities in open-channel flows is verified against laboratory data obtained in an open channel with artificial plants. Those plants simulate Canadian waterweed which in nature usually forms dense stands that reach all the way to the water surface. The model works particularly well for densely spaced plants.
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Kubrak, E., Kubrak, J. & Rowiński, P.M. Application of one-dimensional model to calculate water velocity distributions over elastic elements simulating Canadian waterweed plants (Elodea Canadensis). Acta Geophys. 61, 194–210 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11600-012-0051-7
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