Malvinas Current variability from Argo floats and satellite altimetry

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Artana, Camila Indira, Ferrari, Ramiro, Koenig, Zoé, Saraceno, Martin, Piola, Alberto Ricardo, Provost, Christine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Altimetry; Argo Floats; Blocking; Dissipation; Eddies; Malvinas Current; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Argentina; Argentine; North Scotia Ridge; Argentine Abyssal Plain; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/58817

The Malvinas Current (MC) is an offshoot of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Downstream of Drake Passage, the northern fronts of the ACC veer northward, cross over the North Scotia Ridge (NSR) and the Malvinas Plateau, and enter the Argentine Basin. We investigate the variations of the MC ci...