Upper layer current variability in the Central Ligurian Sea

Picco, P.; Cappelletti, A.; Sparnocchia, S.; Schiano, M. E.; Pensieri, S.; Bozzano, R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-825-2010

Articles | Volume 6, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-825-2010

© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-825-2010

© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 4

01 Oct 2010

| 01 Oct 2010

Upper layer current variability in the Central Ligurian Sea

P. Picco, A. Cappelletti, S. Sparnocchia, M. E. Schiano, S. Pensieri, and R. Bozzano

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