A mesoscale index to describe the regional circulation around the Balearic Islands

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 413-420

  Monserrat, S ^a,b   Lopez Jurado J L ^c   Marcos, M ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; STANDARDIZATION;

GULF OF LIONS; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; REGIONAL CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ISLAND; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURVEY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF LION; IBIZA CHANNEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 42249083437     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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