Surface circulation in the Gulf of Cadiz: Model and mean flow structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Peliz, Alvaro ^a   Dubert, Jesus ^a   Marchesiello, Patrick ^b   Teles Machado, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FLOW STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; OUTFLOW; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNDERCURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 38549093296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004159     Document Type: Article

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