Dense water generation on a shelf: The case of the Adriatic Sea

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 403-415

  Vilibić, Ivica ^a   Supić, Nastjenjka ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Air sea interaction; Dense currents; Dense water generation; Shelf

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; HEAT FLUX; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINE WATER; WIND EFFECTS;

ADRIATIC SEA; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DENSE CURRENTS; DENSE WATER GENERATION; SHELF;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENSE WATER;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 28844493989     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-005-0030-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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