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MEDSLIK-II, a Lagrangian marine surface oil spill model for short-term forecasting – Part 1: Theory
M. De Dominicis
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy
N. Pinardi
Corso di Scienze Ambientali, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
G. Zodiatis
Oceanography Centre, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
R. Lardner
Oceanography Centre, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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