The seasonal variability of the northern Benguela undercurrent and its relation to the oxygen budget on the shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-441

  Mohrholz, V ^a   Bartholomae, C H ^b   van der Plas, A K ^b   Lass, H U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Angola Gyre; Benguela; Hydrogen sulphide; Oxygen minimum zone; Undercurrent; Water masses

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GYRE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MIXING; MOORING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNDERCURRENT; WATER MASS;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; ERONGO; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WALVIS BAY;

EID: 38149051613     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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