Seasonal climatology of hydrographic conditions in the upwelling region off northern Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C6, 2001, Pages 11451-11467

  Blanco, J L ^a,b   Thomas, A C ^c   Carr, M E ^d   Strub, P T ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; UPWELLING; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING;

(SOUTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034921487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000540     Document Type: Article

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