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Environmental Modeling Community of Practice

Virtual Beach v 3.0.4 User Guide

Guide for Virtual Beach modeling software, designed for developing site-specific Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) models for prediction of pathogen indicator levels at recreational beaches.

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Virtual Beach 3.0.4 User Guide (PDF)(85 pp, 3 MB, December 2014)