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Thematic cl.: Towards regional climate system modeling for the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arctic Ocean

Mass exchange at the Strait of Gibraltar in response to tidal and lower frequency forcing as simulated by a Mediterranean Sea model

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Article: 23871 | Received 21 Jan 2014, Accepted 13 Aug 2014, Published online: 05 Sep 2014

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