Drifter observations of surface circulation in the Adriatic Sea between December 1994 and March 1996

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 231-253

  Poulain, Pierre Marie ^a,b  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Drifter observations; Surface circulation

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC SEA;

CURRENT; DRIFTER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032898542     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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