A census of meddies in a long-term high-resolution simulation

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-94

  Barbosa Aguiar, Ana Cláudia ^a   Peliz, Álvaro ^a   Carton, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Satellite   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION RATES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN WATER EDDIES; OPEN OCEAN; SWIRL VELOCITIES; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SURVEYS;

STORMS;

CENSUS; CONVERGENCE; CYCLONE; EDDY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OPEN OCEAN; OUTFLOW; SALINITY; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE SAINT VINCENT; FARO [PORTUGAL]; GULF OF CADIZ; PORTIMAO CANYON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84882852590     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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