Variations of the seasonal sea level cycle in southern Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Marcos, M ^a   Tsimplis, M N ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA LEVEL; TIDE GAGES; WIND;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; MODELING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIDE GAUGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 38949158397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004049     Document Type: Article

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