On the Impact of the Caribbean Counter Current in the Guajira Upwelling System

The variability of La Guajira upwelling system, in the south-central Caribbean Sea, is strongly influenced by the intensity and location of the atmospheric Caribbean Low-Level Jet (CLLJ), a near-surface branch of the easterlies, as well as by the regional ocean circulation. During favorable conditio...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Orfila, Claudia P. Urbano-Latorre, Juan M. Sayol, Stephanie Gonzalez-Montes, Alejandro Caceres-Euse, Ismael Hernández-Carrasco, Ángel G. Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.626823/full