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Monthly mean evaporation over the Mediterranean sea

Mittlere monatliche Verdunstung über dem Mittelländischen Meer

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After a short discussion of the formula and the data employed for the computations, the mean monthly evaporation is presented. The values obtained are discussed and then compared with data reported by other authors.

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Nach einer kurzen Diskussion der für die Berechnungen verwendeten Formel und Daten wird die Verteilung der mittleren monatlichen Verdunstung dargestellt. Die erhaltenen Werte werden besprochen und mit von anderen Autoren berichteten Daten verglichen.

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  1. M. Colacino &  L. Dell'Osso

    Present address: Istituto di Fisica dell'Atmosfera, C. N. R., P. de Luigi Sturzo, 31, I-00144, Rome, Italy

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    Colacino, M., Dell'Osso, L. Monthly mean evaporation over the Mediterranean sea. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 26, 283–293 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02247169

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