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| Teles-machado, Ana; Peliz, Alvaro; Mcwilliams, James C.; Couvelard, Xavier; Ambar, Isabel. |
| We describe the seasonal cycle of the alongshore flows on the Northwestern Iberian Margin and explain what are the important mechanisms forcing the system. We used a 20-year model simulation at 2.3 km horizontal resolution, with realistic atmospheric forcing and covering the whole Western Iberian Margin. The model results are compared with satellite data, with data measured at two moored buoys and with a compilation of current meter data available for the study region. We show that currents over the slope are divided in three different cores: the Iberian Poleward Current (IPC) occupying the top 350 m, a deeper core at Mediterranean Water levels (∼600–1200 m) and in between the two, an equatorward core centered just beneath the IPC core, the Upper Slope... |
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| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38112/42274.pdf |
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