Violent storms within the Sea: Dense water formation episodes in the NW Mediterranean

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue , 2010, Pages 53-59

  Salat, J ^a   Puig, P ^a   Latasa, M ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

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EID: 77954525000     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-26-53-2010     Document Type: Article

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