Analysis of a 44-year hindcast for the mediterranean sea: Comparison with altimetry and in situ observations;Evaluación de un retroanálisis de 44 años para el mar mediterráneo: Comparación con altimetría y observaciones in situ

Scientia Marina

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-86

  Vidal Vijande, Enrique ^a   Pascual, Ananda ^a   Barnier, Bernard ^b   Molines, Jean Marc ^b   Tintoré, Joaquín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Mediterranean sea; Modelling; Salinity; Sea level; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HINDCASTING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER BUDGET;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 79952828160     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2011.75n1071     Document Type: Article

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