Hydrographic characterization of a winter-upwelling event in the Ria of Pontevedra (NW Spain)

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Álvarez, I., Castro, M. de, Prego, R., Gómez-Gesteira, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2003
• Subjects: Hydrography; Upwelling poleward current; Ria; Galicia; Iberian Peninsula; North Atlantic; ren
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/56280; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00309-8

8 páginas, 8 figuras An unusual winter-upwelling event was observed in the Ria of Pontevedra during a cruise carried out on 27 January 1998. Upwelled water masses inside the estuary are observed to depend on the season due to the annual variation of water circulation at the adjacent shelf. The winter upwelled water corresponds to the water mass transported by the poleward current, which is saltier and warmer, but less dense than the Eastern North Atlantic Central Water observed in spring and summer. This work was partially supported by Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, under project MAR96-1782 (Hydrodynamic and silicon cycle in the Pontevedra Ria) and by the University of Vigo under project Análisis y Modelado del transporte de metales y sustancias contaminantes en la RáadeVigo andministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología under project REN 2002-04629- C03-01/MAR. Peer reviewed