Seasonal variability of flow instabilities in the Strait of Sicily

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24799-24820

  Onken, Reiner ^a   Sellschopp, Jürgen ^a  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CIRCULATION MODELING; FLOW STABILITY; SEASONALITY; STRAIT; WATER EXCHANGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF SICILY;

EID: 6444223771     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC00891     Document Type: Article

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