Onset and development of the Iberian poleward flow along the Galician coast

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1134-1153

  Torres, R ^a   Barton, E D ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Downwelling winds; Iberia; Poleward flow

Indexed keywords

EKMAN TRANSPORT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN BASIN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745178067     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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