The VANI2-ERA hindcast of sea-level residuals: Atmospheric forcing of sea-level variability in the Mediterranean Sea (1958-2008);El hindcast VANI2-ERA de residuos de nivel del mar: Forzamiento atmosférico de la variabilidad del nivel del mar en el Mediterráneo (1958-2008)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 133-146

  Jordà, Gabriel ^a   Gomis, Damià ^a   Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b Puertos del Estado   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric forcing; Hindcast; Mediterranean; Sea level

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EXTREME EVENT; HINDCASTING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84865325530     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03612.19C     Document Type: Article

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