Hydrology, circulation and distribution of particulate matter in Thermaikos Gulf (NW Aegean Sea), during September 2001-October 2001 and February 2002

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 25, Issue 19-20, 2005, Pages 2332-2349

  Zervakis, V ^a   Karageorgis, A P ^b   Kontoyiannis, H ^b   Papadopoulos, V ^b   Lykousis, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Bottom friction; Resuspension; Shelf dynamics; Shelf seas; Thermaikos Gulf

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; THERMAIKOS GULF; WORLD;

EID: 28444441676     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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