Evolution of upwelling systems coupled to the long-term variability in sea surface temperature and Ekman transport

Climate Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 231-246

  Pardo, Paula C ^a   Padín, Xosé A ^a   Gilcoto, Miguel ^a   Farina Busto, Luis ^b   Pérez, Fiz F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal upwelling; Global warming; Interannual variability; Ocean atmosphere coupling; Temperature trends

Indexed keywords

BENGUELA; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATIC INDEX; COASTAL UPWELLING; CURRENT SYSTEM; EKMAN TRANSPORT; INTER-DECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATIONS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LONG-TERM VARIABILITY; NCEP/NCAR; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; OCEAN- ATMOSPHERE COUPLING; PATTERN INDEX; REANALYSIS PROJECT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; UPWELLING INDICES; UPWELLING INTENSITY; UPWELLING SYSTEMS; WARMING PROCESS; WIND PATTERNS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GLOBAL WARMING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; DATABASE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GLOBAL WARMING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; CALIFORNIA; CANARY ISLANDS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PERU; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052429146     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00989     Document Type: Article

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