Factors affecting the quality of XBT data - Results of analyses on profiles from the Western Mediterranean Sea

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Reseghetti, F ^a   Borghini, M ^b   Manzella, G M R ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b Forte S Teresa Pozzuolo di Lerici   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FORECASTING METHOD; HOMOGENEITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 33847018094     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-59-2007     Document Type: Article

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