Origin and dynamics of mesoscale eddies in the Catalan Sea (NW Mediterranean): Insight from a numerical model study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Rubio, A ^e   Barnier, B ^a   Jorda G ^c   Espino, M ^b   Marsaleix, P ^d  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d POC   (France)

^e MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER;

ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; CATALANS; COASTAL CURRENTS; DOWN-WELLING; EDDY FORMATION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; GULF OF LION; HIGH-RESOLUTION ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NUMERICAL MODELS; NW MEDITERRANEAN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IMAGERY; SHELF BREAK;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANTICYCLONE; CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CURRENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHELF BREAK;

CATALAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 69549092125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004245     Document Type: Article

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