Spatial and temporal seasonal trends in coastal upwelling off Northwest Africa, 1981-2012

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-111

  Cropper, Thomas E ^a   Hanna, Edward ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Coastal upwelling; NAO; SST; Wind

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COASTAL UPWELLING; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NAO; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SST;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING;

WIND;

COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84896788672     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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