Topographic control on the nascent Mediterranean outflow

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 301-314

  Gasser, M ^a   Pelegri J L ^a   Nash, J D ^b   Peters, H ^c   Garcia Lafuente J ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSLOPE FLOW; EROSIONAL SCOURS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; HIGH SALINITY; HIGH TURBIDITY; HIGH VELOCITY; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW WATERS; NORTH ATLANTIC; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SEA FLOOR; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; TOPOGRAPHIC CONTROL;

DROPS; EROSION; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MIXED CONVECTION; TURBIDITY;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; GRAVITY FLOW; OUTFLOW; PYCNOCLINE; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SCOUR; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SEAFLOOR; SILL; TURBIDITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 82655173935     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-011-0255-x     Document Type: Article

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