Deep water mass characteristics and interannual variability in the North and Central Aegean Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 59-85

  Velaoras, D ^a   Lascaratos, A ^b  

^a Department of Oceanography   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Deep water formation; Deep water masses; Dense water; Eastern Mediterranean Sea; Salt advection

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER FORMATION SITES; DEEP WATER MASSES;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SEAWATER;

ADVECTION; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DENSE WATER; SALINITY; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 9944227797     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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