Causes for the recent increase in sea surface salinity in the north-eastern Gulf of Guinea

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-205

  Da Allada, C Y ^a,b   Alory, G ^b   du Penhoat, Y ^a,b,c   Jouanno, J ^d,e   Hounkonnou, M N ^b   Kestenare, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b LEGOS   (France)

^c Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin IRHOB   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

mixed layer salt budget; precipitation; SSS trend

Indexed keywords

MIXED LAYER; RUNOFF; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; TEMPORAL PERIOD; ZONAL FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 84904999144     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2014.927398     Document Type: Article

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