Surface heat and water fluxes in the Adriatic Sea: Seasonal and interannual variability

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 561-567

  Maggiore, A ^a   Zavatarelli, M ^a   Angelucci, M G ^a   Pinardi, N ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Air sea interaction; Heat budget; Mediterranean sea; Sea surface; Surface flux; Temporal variation; Water budget

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; HEAT BUDGET; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER BUDGET;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032452339     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(98)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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