Intraseasonal variability of the North Brazil Undercurrent forced by remote winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Veleda, D ^a   Araujo, M ^a   Zantopp, R ^b   Montagne, R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALONGSHORE CURRENT; AUSTRAL WINTER; BRAZILIAN COAST; COASTAL-TRAPPED WAVE; CROSS-CORRELATIONS; CROSS-WAVELET TRANSFORM; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; MERIDIONAL WINDS; NARROW BANDS; NEAR-SURFACE; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

WIND STRESS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

COASTAL CURRENT; MOORING SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAPPED WAVE; UNDERCURRENT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC COAST [BRAZIL]; ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BRAZIL;

EID: 84870421105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008392     Document Type: Article

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