Transformation of levantine intermediate water tracked by MEDARGO floats in the Western Mediterranean

Ocean Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 281-290

  Emelianov, M ^a   Font, J ^a   Turiel, A ^a   Mullot, C ^b   Sole J ^a   Poulain, P M ^c   Julia A ^a   Vitria M R ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Antenne LOB COM CNRS   (France)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PROFILER; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33845515900     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-2-281-2006     Document Type: Article

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