Surface circulation in the Eastern Mediterranean using drifters (2005-2007)

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 559-574

  Gerin, R ^a   Poulain, P M ^a   Taupier Letage, I ^b   Millot, C ^b   Ben Ismail, S ^c   Sammari, C ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

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EID: 70849127006     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-559-2009     Document Type: Article

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