Influence of atmospheric modes on coastal upwelling along the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, 1985 to 2005

Climate Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-179

  deCastro, M ^a   Gomez Gesteira M ^a   Lorenzo, M N ^a   Alvarez, I ^a   Crespo, A J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric modes; Coastal upwelling; Satellite data; Sea surface temperature; Western coast of the Iberian Peninsula

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; SEA LEVEL; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 45149116806     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00742     Document Type: Article

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