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Ocean prediction: present status and state of the art (OPSR)
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02 Jun 2025
 | OPSR | Chapter 9.1
 | 02 Jun 2025 | OPSR | Chapter 9.1

End-user applications for ocean forecasting: present status description

Antonio Novellino, Alain Arnaud, Andreas Schiller, and Liying Wan

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