Satellite altimetry data reveal jet-like dynamics of the Humboldt Current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Fuenzalida, Rosalino ^a,b   Schneider, Wolfgang ^a   Garcş Vargas, José ^a,c   Bravo, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; JETS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SATELLITES; STREAM FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIFURCATION; CURRENT DIRECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; FLOW FIELD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GYRE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WIND STRESS;

CHILE; HUMBOLDT CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51749117808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004684     Document Type: Article

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