Sea surges around the Gulf of Lions and atmospheric conditions

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 203-214

  Ullmann, A ^a,b   Pirazzoli, P A ^c   Moron, V ^a,b,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Lions; sea surge; weather regimes; wind

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; STORM SURGE; TIDE GAUGE; TIMESCALE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BOUCHES DU RHONE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF OF LION; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; MARSEILLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PORT VENDRES; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; PYRENEES ORIENTALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51449121406     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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