Mapping Vulnerability and Risk of Ghana's Coastline to Sea Level Rise
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Geodesy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0149-0419,1521-060X
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2016.1261745