Extreme cross-shelf transport induced by eddy interactions southwest of Iberia in winter 2001

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Peliz, Álvaro ^a   Santos, A Miguel P ^b   Oliveira, Paulo B ^b   Dubert, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SATELLITES;

EDDY INTERACTIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

GEOPHYSICS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EDDY; OCEANIC CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 3042790172     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019618     Document Type: Article

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