Role of internal waves in the generation of nepheloid layers on the northwestern Alboran slope: Implications for continental margin shaping

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Puig, P ^a   Palanques, A ^a   Guillen J ^a   El Khatab, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continental slope; Internal waves; Nepheloid layers

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVE; NEPHELOID LAYER;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22944485973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002394     Document Type: Article

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