Upwelling at the inshore edge of the Agulhas Current

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 737-761

  Lutjeharms, J R E ^a   Cooper, J ^a   Roberts, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Upwelling: Agulhas Current

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; SHELF DYNAMICS; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034615819     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00092-8     Document Type: Article

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