Scientia Marina, Vol 74, No 1 (2010)
Influence of the NAO on the northwestern Mediterranean wave climate
https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n1055
Bartomeu Cañellas
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Spain
Alejandro Orfila
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Spain
Fernando Méndez
Environmental Hydraulic Institute, IH Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain
Alberto Álvarez
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Spain
Joaquín Tintoré
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Spain
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