On the upper layer circulation in the Alboran Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C10, 1998, Pages 21653-21666

  Viudez A ^a   Pinot, J M ^b   Haney, R L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; UPPER OCEAN;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032531385     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC01082     Document Type: Article

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