Chapter 4 Changes in the oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea and their link to climate variability

Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2006, Pages 227-282

  Tsimplis, Michael N ^a,d   Zervakis, Vassilis ^b,d   Josey, Simon A ^a,d   Peneva, Elissaveta L ^c,d   Struglia, Maria Vittoria ^d,e   Stanev, Emil V ^d,f   Theocharis, Alex ^d,i   Lionello, Piero ^d,g   Malanotte Rizzoli, Paola ^d,h   Artale, Vincenzo ^d,e   Tragou, Elina ^b,d   Oguz, Temel ^d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^g MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

ⁱ MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 77957195102     PISSN: 15719197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-9197(06)80007-8     Document Type: Article

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