Diagnostic and prognostic numerical studies of LIW formation

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 179-195

  Nittis, Kostas ^a   Lascaratos, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Eastern Mediterranean; LIW formation; Water mass formation

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; NUMERICAL METHOD;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031743033     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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