An observational study of oceanic eddy generation mechanisms by tall deep-water islands (Gran Canaria)

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Piedeleu, Marc ^c   Sangra, Pablo ^c   Sánchez Vidal, Anna ^a   Fabrés, Joan ^b   Gordo, Carmen ^c   Calafat, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNEP Shelf Programme   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL FLUXES; CYCLONIC EDDY; DEEPWATER; GENERATION MECHANISM; ISLAND WAKES; MARINE SYSTEMS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCEANIC EDDIES; OCEANIC FLOW; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TOPOGRAPHIC FORCING; TRADE WINDS; TRIGGER MECHANISM; WIND SHEARS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DEEP WATER; EDDY; TRADE WIND; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70349597342     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL037010     Document Type: Article

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