Currents and upwelling along the Latium coasts in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean)

In this study, springtime coastal currents along the Latium coast and their relation to external forcings, mainly wind stress curl and atmospheric pressure, are analysed. As a main result, we find that hydrographical measurements reveal currents parallel to the bottom isobaths, but with isopycnal sl...

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Main Authors: V. Rossi, E. Salusti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/437/1995/angeo-13-437-1995.html