A numerical study of the upwelling circulation off central Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C9, 2001, Pages 19611-19623

  Mesias, Jorge M ^a,b   Matano, Ricardo P ^a   Strub, P Ted ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; UPWELLING;

CHILE;

EID: 0034776585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000649     Document Type: Article

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