The mean circulation of the southwestern Mediterranean Sea: Algerian Gyres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Testor, P ^a   Send, U ^b   Gascard, J C ^c   Millot, C ^e   Taupier Letage, I ^e   Beranger K ^c,d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d IMSIA UMR CNRS 9219 EdF   (France)

^e STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 30344482504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002861     Document Type: Article

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