First hydrographic evidence of the southeast Madagascar upwelling cell

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5-1-5-4

  Machu, E ^a,b   Lutjeharms, J R E ^c   Webb, A M ^c   Van Aken, H M ^d  

^a CERFACS   (France)

^b LEGOS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SATELLITES; STORMS;

CYCLONIC EDDY;

GEOPHYSICS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; EDDY; HYDROGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

(SOUTHEAST); INDIAN OCEAN; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0036871154     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015381     Document Type: Article

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