Seasonal dynamics of sea surface salinity off Panama: The far eastern Pacific Fresh Pool

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Alory, Gaël ^a   Maes, Christophe ^a   Delcroix, Thierry ^a   Reul, Nicolas ^b   Illig, Serena ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Centre Bretagne   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; RAIN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA LEVEL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COUNTER CURRENT; CURRENT DATA; EASTERN PACIFIC; EASTERN SIDE; EKMAN PUMPING; GAP WINDS; HYDROGRAPHIC PROFILES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; JET CURRENTS; SALTY WATER; SATELLITE WINDS; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SOUTH EQUATORIAL CURRENTS; SPATIAL EXTENT; WEST COAST;

LAKES;

EDDY; EKMAN PUMPING; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPWELLING;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84859905021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007802     Document Type: Article

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