Sea-surface slick occurrence in the open sea (Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean) in relation to wind speed

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-423

  Romano, Jean Claude ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL SPILLS; WIND SPEEDS;

OPEN SEA; SLICKS; WIND SPEED;

EID: 0030115531     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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