Coastal circulation and hydrography in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico, during winter

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 485-500

  Barton, E D ^a   Lavin M F ^b   Trasvina A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Altimetry; Buoyancy current; Central America; Coastal countercurrent; Gulf of Tehuantepec; Hydrography; Oceanic eddies; Pacific; Wind driven currents

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; ANTICYCLONE; COASTAL CIRCULATION; HYDROGRAPHY; OUTFLOW; PYCNOCLINE; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 58549102502     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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