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Preliminary definitions: The scale numbers are defined as the ratio of the measure in nature Xp (also called prototype) to the measure in the model Xm: X = Xp/Xm. This definition gives scale numbers greater than 1, which is more practical for calculation.
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Nicollet, G. (1989). River Models. In: Martins, R. (eds) Recent Advances in Hydraulic Physical Modelling. NATO ASI Series, vol 165. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2344-7_2
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