Change of sea level trend in the Mediterranean and Black seas

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1085-1100

  Vigo, I ^a   Garcia, D ^a   Chao, B F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 32044456419     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224005775247607     Document Type: Article

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