Dense low-salinity outflow from the Adriatic Sea under mild (2001) and strong (1999) winter conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Sellschopp, Jürgen ^a   Alvarez, Alberto ^a  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Coastal current; Dense water production; Gulf of Taranto; Shelf convection; Strait of Otranto

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DENSE WATER; OUTFLOW; SALINITY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0347536205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001562     Document Type: Article

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