Atmospheric modes influence on Iberian Poleward Current variability

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-432

  DeCastro, M ^a   Gomez Gesteira M ^a   Alvarez I ^a   Crespo, A J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric modes; Iberian Poleward Current; SST

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CORRELATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CAPE FINISTERRE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN SHELF; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 79951850908     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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