Geostrophic circulation between the Costa Rica Dome and Central America

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-629

  Brenes, C L ^a   Lavin M F ^b   Mascarenhas Jr , Affonso S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Costa Rica coastal Current; Costa Rica Dome; Geostrophic circulation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DOMES; EDDY CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING;

COSTA RICA COASTAL CURRENT; GEOSTROPHIC CIRCULATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ANTICYCLONE; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT DIRECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; DOME; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MESOSCALE EDDY; UPWELLING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GULF OF FONSECA; GULF OF PANAMA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 43049161287     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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