Eddy transport of western Mediterranean intermediate water to the Alboran Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Allen, J T ^a   Painter, S C ^a   Rixen, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATERS;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; DATABASE; EDDY; GYRE; INTERMEDIATE WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER COLUMN;

ALBORAN SEA; ALGERIAN BASIN; BALEARIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 46849084125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004649     Document Type: Article

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