Analysis of the mesoscale circulation in the occidental Mediterranean Sea during winter 1999-2000 given by a regional circulation model

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 66, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 251-269

  Mounier, Flore ^a   Echevin, Vincent ^b   Mortier, Laurent ^a   Crepon, Michel ^b  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COASTAL ZONES; HYDROLOGY; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC FLUXES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESOSCALE CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 23444450755     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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