Oceanographic and faunistic structures across an Angola Current intrusion into northern Namibian waters

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 1-22

  John, H Ch ^a   Mohrholz, V ^b   Lutjeharms, J R E ^c   Weeks, S ^c   Cloete, R ^d   Kreiner, A ^d   Da Silva Neto, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d National Marine Information and Research Centre   (Namibia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Angola Current Intrusion; Benguela Upwelling Front; Fish larvae; Hydrography; Northern Namibia; Zonal transects

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; FISHERIES; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SATELLITES;

FAUNISTIC STRUCTURES; SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COASTAL CURRENT; FISH; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC FRONT; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NAMIBIAN MARGIN;

EID: 1842738188     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.11.021     Document Type: Article

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