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Dynamical characteristics of the Cape Verde frontal zone

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dc.creator Pelegrí, Josep Lluís
dc.creator Marrero-Díaz, Ángeles
dc.creator Pérez Rodríguez, Pilar
dc.date 2008-06-26T11:34:54Z
dc.date 2008-06-26T11:34:54Z
dc.date 2001
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T01:59:16Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T01:59:16Z
dc.identifier Scientia Marina 65(Suppl.1): 241-250 (2001)
dc.identifier 0214-8358 (print edition)
dc.identifier 1886-8134 (online edition)
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/5381
dc.identifier 10.3989/scimar.2001.65s1241
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/5381
dc.description Publicación online disponible en: http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php
dc.description We analysed historical data (Fraga and Manríquez, 1974; Manríquez and Fraga, 1978) to investigate the relation between the position of the Cape Verde frontal region and the geostrophic velocity field in summer and winter. The position of the front is well determined in the plotting of the salinity and nutrient distributions in isopycnic coordinates. The geostrophic velocity shows sharp gradients as a function of density and distance on sections normal to the coast. These gradients are reasonable well correlated with the frontal position and indicate the existence of strong meridional interleaving. The flow field relative to 400 m illustrates this interleaving as fluctuations on a westward mean flow. The surface temperature distribution undergoes very large latitudinal displacements but may help to locate the presence of north and south surface water.
dc.description This work was supported by the Spanish government through CICYT´s project MAR96-1893. The principal author, PPR, wishes to thank the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia of the Spanish government for funding during this work.
dc.description Peer reviewed
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dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2001.65s1241
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Cape Verde
dc.subject Frontal zone
dc.subject Water masses
dc.subject Geostrophic transport
dc.subject Isopycnic coordinates
dc.title Dynamical characteristics of the Cape Verde frontal zone
dc.type Artículo


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