Simulation and characterization of the Adriatic Sea mesoscale variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Cushman Roisin, Benoit ^a   Korotenko, Konstantin A ^a   Galos, Camelia E ^a   Dietrich, David E ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OCEAN CURRENTS; RIVERS; SEAWATER; TOPOGRAPHY;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; JET STREAM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34249824299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003515     Document Type: Article

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