Impact of atmospheric coastal jet off central Chile on sea surface temperature from satellite observations (2000-2007)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Renault, Lionel ^a   Dewitte, Boris ^a,b   Falvey, Mark ^c   Garreaud, René ^c   Echevin, Vincent ^d   Bonjean, Fabrice ^e  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; SECURITY OF DATA; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WIND STRESS;

ACTIVITY INDEX; BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; CENTRAL CHILE; COASTAL JETS; COASTAL UPWELLING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA SETS; EKMAN PUMPING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT EXCHANGE; HIGH RESOLUTION; PHASE LOCKED; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEAWARD ADVECTION; TELECONNECTIONS; WIND STRESS CURL;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ADVECTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL ZONE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; HEAT BUDGET; JET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS;

CHILE;

EID: 73949155952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC005083     Document Type: Article

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