Deep-water formation in the Adriatic Sea: Interannual simulations for the years 1979-1999

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1403-1427

  Mantziafou, A ^a   Lascaratos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Deep water formation; Interannual variability; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLIMATOLOGY; FLUID MECHANICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADRIATIC SEA; DEEP-WATER FORMATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NUMERICAL MODELING;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ADVECTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BUOYANCY; CLIMATOLOGY; DEEP WATER FORMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 53149121252     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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