Interannual variability of the physical characteristics of North Thermaikos Gulf (NW Aegean Sea)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-151

  Krestenitis, Yannis N ^a   Kombiadou, Katerina D ^a   Androulidakis, Yannis S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dense water formation; Freshwater fluxes; Hydrodynamic circulation; Physical oceanography; Stratification; Thermaikos Gulf

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN SEA; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; DENSE WATERS; FRESHWATER FLUXES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEAWATER QUALITY; THERMAIKOS GULF; THERMOHALINE; WATER MASS;

SEAWATER; STREAM FLOW; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DENSE WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

EID: 84859268828     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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