Hydrographical variability on the French continental shelf in the Bay of Biscay, during the 1990s

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1143-1163

  Puillat, I ^a   Lazure, P ^a   Jegou A M ^a   Lampert, L ^a,b   Miller, P I ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b EPSHOM   (France)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

43 48 N 1 7 W; Bay of Biscay; Cold pool; Continental shelf; Hydrography; North eastern Atlantic; River plumes; Salinity; Seasonal variability; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COLD POOL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FRESHWATER INPUT; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 2942538861     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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