What does cause the collapse of the western alboran gyre? results of an operational ocean model

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-153

  Sánchez Garrido, José C ^a   García Lafuente, Jesús ^a   Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique ^b   Sotillo, Marcos García ^b   de los Santos, Francisco J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Puertos del Estado ^*  (Spain)

^c Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC WATER; CYCLONIC EDDY; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS; SPANISH COASTS; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; SURFACE CIRCULATION; TIME-SCALES;

AQUACULTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CIRCULATION MODELING; COLLAPSE; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WINTER;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 84882848151     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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