Ocean response to strong precipitation events in the Gulf of Lions (northwestern Mediterranean Sea): A sensitivity study

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-226

  Brossier, Cindy Lebeaupin ^a,b   Béranger, Karine ^b   Drobinski, Philippe ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Resolution impact; Stratification; Strong precipitation

Indexed keywords

A-SPOTS; AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FIELDS; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DEEP CONVECTION; FORCING FREQUENCIES; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESOSCALE; NORTHWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; SENSITIVITY SIMULATION; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SHORT DURATIONS; SPACE RESOLUTIONS; SPATIAL EXTENT; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; TIME FREQUENCY; VERTICAL SHEAR; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDDY; EVAPORATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MIXING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESOLUTION; SALINITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84861097230     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0502-8     Document Type: Article

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