A model study of air-sea interactions in the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 89-114

  Castellari, Sergio ^a   Pinardi, Nadia ^a   Leaman, Kevin ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Flux; Heat

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX; MODELING; SEA SURFACE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031744265     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)90007-0     Document Type: Article

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