Upper layer current variability in the Central Ligurian Sea

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 825-836

  Picco, P ^a   Cappelletti, A ^b   Sparnocchia, S ^c   Schiano, M E ^d   Pensieri, S ^d   Bozzano, R ^d  

^a ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; RESOLUTION; THERMOCLINE; TIME SERIES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER COLUMN; WIND VELOCITY;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 80051537680     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-825-2010     Document Type: Article

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