Variability of circulation features in the Gulf of Lion NW Mediterranean Sea. Importance of inertial currents

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-338

  Petrenko, Anne A ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal circulation; Forcings; Inertial oscillations

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; COASTAL CIRCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; WIND FORCING;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0141503492     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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