Malvinas-slope water intrusions on the northern Patagonia continental shelf

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Piola, Alberto Ricardo, Martínez Avellaneda, N., Guerrero, Raul Alfredo, Jardon, Fernanda Paola, Palma, Elbio Daniel, Romero, Silvia Inés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Malvinas Current; Slope Water; Intrusions; Patagonian Continental Shelf; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Drake Passage; Argentino; Argentina; Martínez; Ricardo; Armada Argentina; Avellaneda
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93108

The Patagonia continental shelf located off southeastern South America is bounded offshore by the Malvinas Current, which extends northward from northern Drake Passage (∼55deg; S) to nearly 38deg; S. The transition between relatively warm-fresh shelf waters and Subantarctic Waters from the western b...