The influence of an exceptional Po River flood on the physical and chemical oceanographic properties of the Adriatic Sea

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 284-297

  Campanelli, Alessandra ^a   Grilli, Federica ^a   Paschini, Elio ^a   Marini, Mauro ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Hydrology; Nitrates; Redfield ratios; River flood; Silicates

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC; ADRIATIC SEA; CHEMICAL DYNAMICS; CROATIANS; DATA SETS; DEEP-WATER FORMATION; FLOOD EVENT; FRESHWATER INPUTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PO RIVER; PO RIVER DISCHARGE; REDFIELD RATIO; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER TEMPERATURES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOODS; NUTRIENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SILICATES;

RIVERS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOOD; FLOODING; HYDROLOGY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; OUTFLOW; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REDFIELD RATIO; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; SILICATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO RIVER;

EID: 80053130052     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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