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9. General References and Data Sources

A. Data Sources

• NCEP/NCAR 40 year reanalysis project
• US Defense Mapping Agency Digital Chart of the World
• USGS EROS Data Center, MSS image of Dominica
• Dominica 1:50,000 Map Series (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys)
• Dominica 1:25,000 Map Series (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys)
• NOAA/NOS Near Shore bathymetric map of Dominica
• NOAA/NOS Tide datum for Dominica
• Maptech raster-scanned nautical charts

B. References

• Eanes, Richard, Univ. of Texas Center for Space Research, global tide model.
• Lutgens, Frederick k., and Edward J. Tarbuck, The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, 3rd. ed., Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
• Lyons, Steve, A Simple Parametric Model for Computing Hurricane Waves, NOAA/TPC internal paper, 1995.
• Lyzenga, David R., Passive Remote Sensing Techniques for Mapping Water Depth and Bottom Features, Applied Optics, Vol.17, Feb. 1978
• US Army Corps of Engineers, Shore Protection Manual, 1992.
• US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, WIS Report # 27, Vicksburg, Miss.
• Watson, C. TAOS, A High Resolution GIS Based System for Integrated Storm Hazard Modeling, NWA Digest, December 1995

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