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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2643-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2643-2025
Research article
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28 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2025

Geostrophic circulation and tidal effects in the Gulf of Gabès

Maher Bouzaiene, Antonio Guarnieri, Damiano Delrosso, Ahmad F. Dilmahamod, Simona Simoncelli, and Claudia Fratianni

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We analyze the geostrophic circulation and tidal effects in the Gulf of Gabès from 30 years of altimetry data (1993–2022) and the outputs of a high-resolution ocean model for the year 2022.
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