On the circulation of the North Atlantic shadow zone

• Main Author: Peña Izquierdo, Jesús
• Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica, Marítima i Ambiental, Pelegrí Llopart, Jose Luis
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2015
• Subjects: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil; Alta; Ancha; Claro; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2117/95634; http://hdl.handle.net/10803/286282

Regions isolated from the wind-driven circulation are found in the eastern margins of the world's tropical oceans. The weak and stagnant circulation of these so-called “shadow zones”, in combination with the intense respiration of organic matter provided by the overlying highly productive water...