Oceanographic conditions at the southern end of the argentine continental slope

• Main Authors: Guerrero, R.A., Baldoni, A.G., Benavides, H.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mar del Plata: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero 1999
• Subjects: Water circulation; Chlorophylls; Salinity; Temperature; Shelf edge; Continental slope; Argentina; Argentina islas; Argentine; Argentino; Austral; Patagonia; antartic*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2575

The characteristics of the upper Antartic Intermediate water (AAIW) entering the Southern Atlantic are described on the base of oceanographic data collected from four late austral winters (1978-1980-1994-1995). The upper 500 meters regime along the shelf break and around Malvinas Islands (48° to 55°...