Evidence of a dense water vein along the Libyan continental margin

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Gasparini, G P ^a   Bonanno, A ^b   Zgozi, S ^c   Basilone, G ^b   Borghini, M ^a   Buscaino, G ^b   Cuttitta, A ^b   Essarbout, N ^c   Mazzola, S ^b   Patti, B ^b   Ramadan, A B ^c   Schroeder, K ^a   Bahri, T ^d   Massa, F ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Marine Biology Research Centre (MBRC)   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; DENSE WATER; OCEANOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 38949156210     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-1-2008     Document Type: Article

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