Deep and intermediate water in the western Mediterranean under the influence of the Eastern Mediterranean Transient

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Schroder K ^a   Gasparini, G P ^b   Tangherlini, M ^a   Astraldi, M ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER;

DEEP WATER; GULF OF LIONS; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY;

GEOPHYSICS;

DATA SET; DEEP WATER; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY STRAIT;

EID: 34248519185     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027121     Document Type: Article

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