A numerical study of the formation of the Rhone River plume

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 99-115

  Marsaleix, Patrick ^a   Estournel, Claude ^a   Kondrachoff, Veronique ^a   Vehil, Raoul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

JEBAR effect; Northwestern Mediterranean; River plume; The Rhone; Twofold sigma coordinate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031887927     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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