Hydrodynamic Numerical Ocean Models Support Environmental Studies and Conservation Efforts: From an Arctic Estuary to a Caribbean Coral Reef
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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in CCPO Publications by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Repository Citation Ezer, Tal, "Hydrodynamic Numerical Ocean Models Support Environmental Studies and Conservation Efforts: From an Arctic Estuary to a Caribbean Coral Reef " (2008). CCPO Publications. 121. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/121
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