Hydrographic characterization of a winter-upwelling event in the Ria of Pontevedra (NW Spain)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 869-876

  Alvarez I ^a   DeCastro, M ^a   Prego, R ^b   Gomez Gesteira M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galicia; Hydrography; Iberian Peninsula; Poleward current; Ria; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; HYDROGRAPHY; UPWELLING; WATER MASS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 0037647373     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00309-8     Document Type: Article

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