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Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

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dc.creator Pelegrí, Josep Lluís
dc.creator Hernández Guerra, Alonso
dc.creator López Laatzen, Federico
dc.creator Machín, Francisco
dc.creator Armas, Demetrio de
dc.date 2008-06-25T12:20:02Z
dc.date 2008-06-25T12:20:02Z
dc.date 2001
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T01:50:12Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T01:50:12Z
dc.identifier Scientia Marina 65(Suppl.1): 177-186 (2001)
dc.identifier 0214-8358 (print edition)
dc.identifier 1886-8134 (online edition)
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/5330
dc.identifier 10.3989/scimar.2001.65s1177
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/5330
dc.description Publicación online disponible en: http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php
dc.description CTD sections carried out in September 1998 are used to describe the water masses, geostrophic circulation and mass transport in the easternmost branch of the Canary Current. The surface water mass (<600 m) consists of North Atlantic Central Water (NACW) flowing south with a net mass transport of 2.3 x 109 kg s-1. A tongue of relatively fresh water, consisting of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), was found approximately in the 600-1100 m depth layer. This tongue was 200 km wide, stretching from the African coast almost to Gran Canaria Island, and transported a net mass of 1.1 x 109 kg s-1 northward. This system of currents is what constitutes the real eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.
dc.description We wish to acknoledge the support of the European Union under CANIGO project (MAS-CT96-0060). The satellite image used in this study was received and processed at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria under a FEDER contract (1FD97-1167).
dc.description Peer reviewed
dc.format 2108553 bytes
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.2001.65s1177
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Water masses
dc.subject Circulation
dc.subject Transport
dc.subject Eastern boundary current
dc.subject Subtropical gyre
dc.title Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre
dc.type Artículo


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