Upwelling mechanisms in the northwestern Alboran Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 317-331

  Sarhan, Tarek ^a   García Lafuente, Jesus ^a   Vargas, Manuel ^a   Vargas, Juan M ^a   Plaza, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; Fronts; Strait of Gibraltar; Surface waters; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; JET; UPWELLING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033976597     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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