Temporal evolution of the water characteristics in the bays along the eastern coast of the Aegean Sea: Saros, İzmir, and Gökova bays

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-66

  Eronat, Canan ^a   Sayin, Erdem ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Eastern mediterranean transient (EMT); G kova Bay; zmir Bay; Saros Bay; Time series; Water properties

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAY; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DENSE WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER MASS;

AEGEAN SEA; GOKOVA GULF; GULF OF SAROS; IZMIR [TURKEY]; IZMIR BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

EID: 84888353450     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-1307-4     Document Type: Article

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