The continental slope current system between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands

We use hydrographic, velocity and drifter data from a cruise carried out in November 2008 to describe the continental slope current system in the upper thermocline (down to 600 m) between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. The major feature in the region is the Cape Verde Frontal Zone (CVFZ), separa...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Peña-Izquierdo, Jesús, Pelegrí, Josep L., Pastor, Maria V., Castellanos, Paola, Emelianov, Mikhail, Gasser, Marc, Salvador, Joaquín, Vázquez-Domínguez, Evarist
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012
Subjects:
boundary circulation
continental slope
northwest Africa
Poleward Undercurrent
central water mass
Cape Verde frontal system
circulación de frontera
talud continental
África Noroccidental
Corriente Subsuperficial hacia el Polo
masa de agua central
Sistema Frontal de Cabo Verde
Blanco
Límite
Polo
Pura
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1375
https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03607.18C

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