Finescale vertical structure of the upwelling system off southern peru as observed from glider data

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 631-646

  Pietri, Alice ^a   Testor, Pierre ^a   Echevin, Vincent ^a   Chaigneau, Alexis ^b   Mortier, Laurent ^a   Eldin, Gerard ^b   Grados, Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b LEGOS   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL; FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES; FRONTAL REGIONS; MESOSCALE EDDY FIELDS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; UPWELLING SYSTEMS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ASPECT RATIO; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; DIGITAL STORAGE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

GLIDERS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; FLUORESCENCE; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

PERU;

EID: 84878935084     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-035.1     Document Type: Article

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