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Understanding the dynamic response of Durafet-based sensors: A case study from the Murderkill Estuary-Delaware Bay system (Delaware, USA)
- Award ID(s):
- 1757353
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10421121
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
- Volume:
- 283
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0272-7714
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 108247
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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