Flow induced by upwelling winds in an equatorward facing bay: Gulf of Arauco, Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Valle Levinson, Arnoldo ^a   Atkinson, Larry P ^a   Figueroa, Dante ^b   Castro, Leonardo ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Circulation; Equatorward facing bay; Gulf of Arauco; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

GYRE; PRODUCTIVITY; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; UPWELLING; VELOCITY PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

CHILE; GULF OF ARAUCO;

EID: 0038008618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001272     Document Type: Article

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