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D.J. Schwab & K.W. Bedford

Abstract

Operational three-dimensional circulation modeling in the Great Lakes D.J. Schwab," K.W. Bedford* o NO A A Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA * Department of Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210, 1 Introduction Increased human activity in the coastal zone has resulted in the need for improved information about physical conditions in the water, including waves, currents, water level fluctuations, and temperatures. The increased power and availability of computers and numerical ocean circulation models, coupled with the real-time availability of data from coastal observing systems now allows forecasting and prediction systems for the coastal ocean to be developed. This paper describes an operational coastal forecasting system that has been developed for the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are inland seas with many of the same physical characte

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