A model study of the Angola Benguela Frontal Zone: Sensitivity to atmospheric forcing

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Colberg, F ^a   Reason, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND;

COASTAL UPWELLING; GEOSTROPHIC ADJUSTMENT; MERIDIONAL WINDSTRESS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COASTAL CIRCULATION; FRONTAL FEATURE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA; BENGUELA CURRENT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34047239238     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027463     Document Type: Article

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