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Assessment of inter-annual and seasonal variability of the circulation over the shelf and slope off central Chile

Entry ID: GLOBEC_038_CHL_002

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Summary

Abstract: Assessment of inter-annual and seasonal variability of the circulation
over the shelf and slope off central Chile and the development of
simple models of free and wind-forced trapped waves

Hydrographic data together with current, sea level and wind
time-series from several places along the west coast of South America
were used to assess the temporal variability along this region. An
important ...

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Spatial coordinates

N: -15.72

S: -56.79

E: -64.9

W: -77.16

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
GLOBEC_023_CHL_001

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN > Humboldt Current System

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > CHILE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE ANOMALIES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

OCEANS

Project

GLOBEC > Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, IGBP

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

Ancillary Keywords

CHILE

CIRCULATION

Data Center

Estacion de Biologia Marina-Dichato, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile

Data Center URL: http://www.udec.cl/carreras/bmarina.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: PROF. VICTOR A GALLARDO Phone: +56 41 683247 Fax: +56 41 683902 Email: vgallar at udec.cl Contact Address: Fondap-Humboldt Program Office Estacion de Biologia Marina-Dichato (EBMD) Universidad de Concepcion City: Concepcion Country: Chile