Interaction of dipole eddies with the western continental slope of the Mozambique Channel

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-67

  Roberts, Michael J ^a,b   Ternon, Jean François ^c   Morris, Tamaryn ^d  

^a V and A Waterfront   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Bayworld   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll filaments; Currents; Dipole eddies; Mozambique Channel; Slope upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894472366     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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