Analysis of the circulation and shelf-slope exchanges in the continental margin of the northwestern Mediterranean

Ocean Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-181

  Jordi, A ^a   Basterretxea, G ^a   Orfila, A ^a   Tintore J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SHELF DYNAMICS; SUBMARINE CANYON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 33750175776     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-2-173-2006     Document Type: Article

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