RAK, Gašper ;HOČEVAR, Marko ;STEINMAN, Franci .
Construction of Water Surface Topography Using LIDAR Data.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 64, n.9, p. 555-565, october 2018.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/construction-of-water-surface-topography-using-lidar-data/>. Date accessed: 25 jan. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.4619.
Rak, G., Hočevar, M., & Steinman, F.
(2018).
Construction of Water Surface Topography Using LIDAR Data.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 64(9), 555-565.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.4619
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2018 October 64. Construction of Water Surface Topography Using LIDAR Data. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 64:9
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Rak, Gašper, Marko Hočevar, & Franci Steinman.
"Construction of Water Surface Topography Using LIDAR Data." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 64.9 (2018): 555-565. Web. 25 Jan. 2026
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Rak, Gašper, Hočevar, Marko, AND Steinman, Franci.
"Construction of Water Surface Topography Using LIDAR Data" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 64 Number 9 (11 October 2018)
