The effects of river discharge and seasonal winds on the shelf off southeastern South America

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1607-1624

  Möller Jr , Osmar O ^a   Piola, Alberto R ^b   Freitas, Ana Cristina ^a   Campos, Edmo J D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Oceanografía   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

River discharge; Seasonal variations; Southwest Atlantic; Water masses; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MASS; WESTERLY; WIND;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR DEL PLATA; RIO DE LA PLATA; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46349096464     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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