Theory of the Benguela upwelling system

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-190

  Fennel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CIRCULATION; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032698386     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0177:TOTBUS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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