Two decades of mesoscale phenomena on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar

Mesoscale circulation patterns in the adjacent basins of the Strait of Gibraltar were investigated by means of altimetry data. In the Gulf of Cádiz, the pattern is relatively stable with two gyres: a cyclonic gyre close to the southern Iberian coast and an anticyclonic one on the western side of the...

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Main Authors: Javier Delgado, Jesús García-Lafuente, Cristina Naranjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1377