A nested Atlantic-Mediterranean Sea general circulation model for operational forecasting

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-473

  Oddo, P ^a   Adani, M ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Fratianni, C ^a   Tonani, M ^a   Pettenuzzo, D ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 72649085255     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-461-2009     Document Type: Article

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