The anomalous warming of summer 2003 in the surface layer of the Central Ligurian Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 443-452

  Sparnocchia, S ^a   Schiano, M E ^b   Picco, P ^c   Bozzano, R ^b   Cappelletti, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^d ENEA PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33751110219     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-443-2006     Document Type: Article

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