On the dynamics of surface cold filaments in the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 429-442

  Bignami, Francesco ^a   Böhm, Emanuele ^a   D'Acunzo, Emma ^a   D'Archino, Roberta ^b   Salusti, Ettore ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

007 00 W; 037 00 E; 30 00 N; 46 00 N; Filaments; Mediterranean Sea; Mixing; Satellite SST

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FILAMENTS (LAMP); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LANDFORMS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SATELLITES;

ADRIATIC SEAS; AMBIENT WATERS; BULK COEFFICIENTS; COASTAL OROGRAPHIES; FILAMENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; MASS EXCHANGES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEAS; MESOSCALE FIELDS; NOAA/AVHRR; POTENTIAL VORTICITIES; SATELLITE IMAGES; SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATIONS; UP-WELLING;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AVHRR; COASTAL ZONE; MIXING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING; WARMING;

ADRIATIC SEA; CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 54049108097     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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