Momentum and energy balance of the mediterranean outflow

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1678-1692

  Baringer, Molly O'Neil ^a   Price, James F ^b  

^a ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; ENERGY BALANCE; MOMENTUM; OUTFLOW;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 0031414623     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1678:MAEBOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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