Seasonal variability of the equatorial undercurrent at 10°W as inferred from recent in situ observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kolodziejczyk, N ^a,d   Bourles B ^b   Marin, F ^c   Grelet, J ^d   Chuchla, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b LEGOS IRD CRHOB ^*  (Benin)

^c LEGOS   (France)

^d IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PROFILING; OCEAN HABITATS;

CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPTHS; CURRENT PROFILING; EQUATORIAL UNDERCURRENTS; FLOW TRANSPORT; FLOW VARIABILITY; GULF OF GUINEA; HYDROLOGICAL STRUCTURE; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; POLEWARD SHIFT; SEASONAL AMPLITUDES; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SUBTROPICAL WATER;

STREAM FLOW;

FLOW PATTERN; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOCLINE; UNDERCURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 69549110416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004976     Document Type: Article

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