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Mapping beaches and coastal terrain Mapping beaches and coastal terrain
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Robert Morton
Mapping shores and coastal terrain Mapping shores and coastal terrain
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R. A. Morton
Mapping, habitat characterization, and fish surveys of the deep-water Oculina coral reef Marine Protected Area: A review of historical and current research Mapping, habitat characterization, and fish surveys of the deep-water Oculina coral reef Marine Protected Area: A review of historical and current research
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J.K. Reed, A.N. Shepard, Christopher C. Koenig, Kathryn M. Scanlon, R. Grant Gilmore
Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications
Reinterpretation of onshore and offshore geologic mapping, examination of a key offshore well core, and revision of cross-fault ties indicate Neogene dextral strike slip of 156 ± 4 km along the San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, a major strand of the San Andreas transform system in coastal California. Delineating the full course of the fault, defining net slip across it, and showing its...
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William R. Dickinson, Mihai N. Ducea, Lewis I. Rosenberg, H. Gary Greene, Stephan A. Graham, Joseph C. Clark, Gerald E. Weber, Steven Kidder, W. Gary Ernst, Earl E. Brabb
On the world-wide riverine delivery of sediment-hosted contaminants On the world-wide riverine delivery of sediment-hosted contaminants
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P.W. Swarzenski, P.L. Campbell
Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment
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J.C. Priscu, E.E. Adams, H.W. Paerl, C.H. Fritsen, J.E. Dore, J.T. Lisle, C.F. Wolf, Jill A. Mikucki
Sedimentological signatures of riverine-dominated phases in estuarine and barrier evolution along an embayed coastline: Chapter 15 Sedimentological signatures of riverine-dominated phases in estuarine and barrier evolution along an embayed coastline: Chapter 15
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Ilya V. Buynevich, Duncan M. FitzGerald
The ecological importance of mangroves in Baja California Sur: conservation implications for an endangered ecosystem The ecological importance of mangroves in Baja California Sur: conservation implications for an endangered ecosystem
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Robert C. Whitmore, R.C. Brusca, P. Gonzalez-Zamorano, R. Mendoza-Salgado, E.S. Amador-Silva, G. Holquin, C. C. McIvor, F. Galvan-Magana, J.A. Seminoff, J.L. de la Luz
Guidelines 13 and 14—Prediction uncertainty Guidelines 13 and 14—Prediction uncertainty
An advantage of using optimization for model development and calibration is that optimization provides methods for evaluating and quantifying prediction uncertainty. Both deterministic and statistical methods can be used. Guideline 13 discusses using regression and post-audits, which we classify as deterministic methods. Guideline 14 discusses inferential statistics and Monte Carlo...
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Mary C. Hill, Claire R. Tiedeman
Appendix B: Calculation details of the modified Gauss-Newton Method Appendix B: Calculation details of the modified Gauss-Newton Method
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Mary C. Hill, Claire R. Tiedeman