A high-resolution free-surface model of the Mediterranean Sea

Ocean Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Tonani, M ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Dobricic, S ^c   Pujol, I ^a   Fratianni, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MODEL VALIDATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 38649085049     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-4-1-2008     Document Type: Article

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