Hydrography and currents on the Pernambuco Continental Shelf

Hydrography and currents on the Pernambuco Continental Shelf

ABSTRACT The present study presents the seasonal hydrography and currents of the Brazilian Northeast Continental Shelf. The study area is located on the Brazilian tropical coast of the Atlantic Ocean between 7.5 and 9 °S. This continental shelf is narrow (~35 km wide) and shallow, with shelf break l...

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Main Authors: Ernesto de Carvalho Domingues, Carlos Augusto França Schettini, Eliane Cristina Truccolo, José Cavalcante de Oliveira Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos 2017-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos
Subjects:
Water masses
Coastal Circulation
Continental Shelf
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