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| Caballero, Ainhoa; Ferrer, Luis; Rubio, Anna; Charria, Guillaume; Taylor, Benjamin H.; Grima, Nicolas. |
| The presence of a quasi-stationary anticyclonic eddy within the southeastern Bay of Biscay (centred around 44°30′N-4°W) has been reported on various occasions in the bibliography. The analysis made in this study for the period 2003–2010, by using in situ and remote sensing measurements and model results shows that this mesoscale coherent structure is present almost every year from the end of winter-beginning of spring, to the beginning of fall. During this period it remains in an area limited to the east by the Landes Plateau, to the west by Le Danois Bank and Torrelavega canyon and to the northwest by the Jovellanos seamount. All the observations and analysis made in this contribution, suggest that this structure is generated between Capbreton and... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Bay of Biscay; Eddies; SWODDIES; Topographic effects; Vortex; Mesoscale; Altimetry; Satellite oceanography; Drifters; ROMS. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00161/27260/25469.pdf |
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