Comparison between Eulerian diagnostics and finite-size Lyapunov exponents computed from altimetry in the Algerian basin

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-31

  d'Ovidio, Francesco ^a,b   Isern Fontanet, Jordi ^c   López, Cristóbal ^d   Hernández García, Emilio ^d   García Ladona, Emilio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UPS3611   (France)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA INTERDISCIPLINAR Y SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS IFISC CSIC UIB   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Filaments; Lagrangian dynamics; Mediterranean circulation; Sub mesoscale

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALTIMETRY; FILAMENTS; LAGRANGIAN DYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN CIRCULATION; SUB-MESOSCALE;

LYAPUNOV METHODS;

ALTIMETRY; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ALGERIAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 57549113159     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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