Wind driven currents in the Channel of São Sebastião: winter, 1979

Simultaneous 40 h low-passed wind, current and sea level data in the Channel of São Sebastião (CSS) and atmospheric pressure and sea level data in the South Brazil Bight (SBB) during winter of 1979 were analysed and compared. Currents in the CSS were predominantly northeastward, associated with fron...

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Main Author: Belmiro Mendes de Castro Fo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1990-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591990000200002