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- ↑ "NOAA Wavewatch III" . Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Tolman, Hendrik (1985). Meetconstructies in de brandingszone: Golf- en stromingskrachten [Measuring platforms in the surf zone; wave and current forces] (Thesis) (in Dutch). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ "Tolman to lead NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center". November 3, 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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