Reconstruction of the Mediterranean northern current variability and associated cross-shelf transport in the Gulf of Lions from satellite-tracked drifters and model outputs

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rubio, A ^a,c   Taillandier, V ^b   Garreau, P ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal circulation; Flow reconstruction; Lagrangian data; Mesoscale eddies; Mesoscale variability; Shelf slope transport; Slope current

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; FLOW RECONSTRUCTION; LAGRANGIAN; MESOSCALE EDDY; MESOSCALE VARIABILITY; SHELF SLOPE; SLOPE CURRENTS;

LOW PASS FILTERS;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DRIFTER; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECONSTRUCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRACKING;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 71249084006     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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