Response of the Black Sea mean level to atmospheric pressure and wind forcing

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 311-327

  Ducet, N ^a   Le Traon, P Y ^a   Gauzelin, P ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Black Sea mean level; Bosphorus Strait; Wind forcing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WIND FORCING;

BLACK SEA;

EID: 0032716475     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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