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Development, performance evaluation and application of a physical model of the Kenyan-Tanzanian coastal region

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Mayorga Adame, Claudia Gabriela

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A Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) application for the coastal region of Kenya and Tanzania (0-10° S, 38.7-46.98° E) was developed with the aim of better resolving the circulation patterns in the coastal region that is poorly represented in global models. The model has a horizontal resolution of 4 km,...

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Masters Thesis

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-Tanzanian Coastal Region. 1. Introduction The circulation in the Indian Ocean is different
Modeled Larval Connectivity Patterns in two Coral Reef Regions : the Western Caribbean and the Kenyan-Tanzanian Shelf

Creator:

Mayorga Adame, Claudia Gabriela

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Tropical coral reef ecosystems are very important from both the ecological and economical points of view. However, they are also particularly fragile, and have been declining in recent years in most regions of the world, since they are highly susceptible to anthropogenic stressors operating at global scales (e.g., global warming...

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Dissertation

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ocean acidification) and local scales (e.g., pollution/eutrophication, fishing, over- commercialization