Revisiting the tropical Atlantic western boundary circulation from a 25-year time series of satellite altimetry data

<p>Geostrophic currents derived from altimetry are used to investigate the surface circulation in the western tropical Atlantic over the 1993–2017 period. Using six horizontal sections defined to capture the current branches of the study area, we investigate their respective variations at both...

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Main Authors: D. M. Dimoune, F. Birol, F. Hernandez, F. Léger, M. Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023-03-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:https://os.copernicus.org/articles/19/251/2023/os-19-251-2023.pdf