Multivariate Empirical Orthogonal Function analysis of the upper thermocline structure of the Mediterranean Sea from observations and model simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART I, 2003, Pages 167-187

  Sparnocchia, S ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Demirov, E ^c  

^a Istituto Talassografico   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General (water masses) Oceanography; Oceanography; Physical (hydrography; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0038509005     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-167-2003     Document Type: Article

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