Differences in coastal and oceanic SST warming rates along the Canary upwelling ecosystem from 1982 to 2010

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Santos, F ^a   DeCastro, M ^a   Gomez Gesteira M ^a   Alvarez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CUE; EA; SST; UI; Warming

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

CANARY ISLANDS; MOROCCO; SPAIN;

EID: 84867131918     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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