Ocean climate of the South East Atlantic observed from satellite data and wind models

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 181-221

  Hardman Mountford, N J ^a   Richardson, A J ^b,f   Agenbag, J J ^c   Hagen, E ^d   Nykjaer, L ^e   Shillington, F A ^b   Villacastin, C ^e  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

OCEAN CLIMATE; SPATIAL AREAS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; MODELING; SATELLITE DATA; UPWELLING; WIND FIELD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 1542321526     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.10.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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