The Mediterranean ocean forecasting system: First phase of implementation (1998-2001)

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART I, 2003, Pages 3-20

  Pinardi, N ^a   Allen, I ^b   Demirov, E ^c   De Mey, P ^d   Korres, G ^e   Lascaratos, A ^f   Le Traon, P Y ^f   Maillard, C ^g   Manzella, G ^h   Tziavos, C ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d LEGOS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f CLS   (France)

^g IFREMER   (France)

^h ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

General (ocean prediction; instruments and techniques) oceanography; Oceanography; Physical (currents)

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 12444312917     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-3-2003     Document Type: Article

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