Effects of the 2003 European heatwave on the Central Mediterranean Sea: Surface fluxes and the dynamical response

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-289

  Olita, A ^a   Sorgente, R ^b   Natale, S ^b   Gabersek S ^b,c   Ribotti, A ^a   Bonanno, A ^a   Patti, B ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Fondazione IMC   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CURRENT MEANDERING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXTREME EVENT; HEATING; OCEANIC CURRENT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34249694750     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-273-2007     Document Type: Article

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