Mesoscale-resolving simulations of summer and winter bora events in the Adriatic Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Cushman Roisin, Benoit ^a   Korotenko, Konstantin A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; WIND EFFECTS;

COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL WATER; COUNTERCURRENT; MESOSCALE MOTION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SIMULATION; SUMMER; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT; WINTER;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 38549129951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003516     Document Type: Article

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