The Mediterranean outflow splitting - A comparison between theoretical models and CANIGO data

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 4195-4205

  Borenas K M ^a   Wahlin A K ^a   Ambar, I ^b   Serra, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HYDROLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

STRAMTUBE MODEL;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DENSITY; MODELING; OUTFLOW;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0036032497     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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