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Matthew D. Parker Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

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Corresponding author address: Matthew D. Parker, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695–8208. Email: mdparker@ncsu.edu

Corresponding author address: Matthew D. Parker, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695–8208. Email: mdparker@ncsu.edu

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