Die Küste, 81 (2014), 29-43 
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In all partner authorities investments have been made to use MDI-DE in operational 
mode. The continuous operation is ensured by an administrative agreement between 
Federal and State ministries. 
6 Acknowledgements 
The co-operative research and development project MDI-DE was funded by the German 
Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF through die project management of 
Projekttràger Jülich PTJ under grant numbers 03KIS089, 3KIS090, 03KIS091 and 
03KIS092. The autiiors gratefully acknowledge this support as well as the many contribu 
tions from students, co-workers and other partners of these research projects. 
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