Mesoscale bio-physical interactions between the Agulhas Current and the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-24

  Jackson, Jennifer M ^a   Rainville, Luc ^b   Roberts, Michael J ^c   McQuaid, Christopher D ^d   Lutjeharms, Johann R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental Affairs ^*  (South Africa)

^d RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agulhas Bank; Agulhas Current; Bio physical interactions; Internal waves; Natal pulse

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EPISODIC EVENT; INTERNAL WAVE; MESOSCALE MOTION; PLANKTON; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

AGULHAS BANK; AGULHAS CURRENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84869233044     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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