NEMO on the shelf: Assessment of the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland configuration

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 745-771

  Maraldi, C ^a,d   Chanut, J ^b   Levier, B ^b   Ayoub, N ^a   De Mey, P ^a   Reffray, G ^b   Lyard, F ^a   Cailleau, S ^b   Drevillon M ^b   Fanjul, E A ^c   Sotillo, M G ^c   Marsaleix, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

^c Puertos del Estado   (Spain)

^d CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FLOW MODELING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF SEA; SIMULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 84872689689     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-745-2013     Document Type: Article

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