Response of temperature and sea surface circulation to a Sirocco wind event in the Adriatic basin: A model simulation

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 659-671

  Ferrarese, S ^a   Cassardo, C ^a   Elmi, A ^a   Genovese, R ^b   Longhetto, A ^a   Manfrin, M ^a   Richiardone, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi e Museo delia Fisica Enrico Fermi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Drifting data buoys; Ocean atmosphere coupled model; Sirocco; Surface currents; Temperature profiles

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

ADRIATIC SEA; DRIFTING DATA BUOYS; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE COUPLED MODEL; SIROCCO; SURFACE CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND FORCING;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 54049128838     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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