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Wind-driven upwelling in the vicinity of Cape Finisterre, SpainObservations and numerical simulations of the evolution of upswelling and the resultant coastal circulation in response to two wind events occurring along the Galician coast of Spain during the April 18-26, 1982 period are presented. In situ measurements include shipboard determinations of hydrographic and biological parameters, and wind stress estimates obtained from the ship winds and from surface pressure charts. Sea surface temperature information was derived from NOAA 7 satellite images, and pigment concentration information was acquired from the Nimbus 7 coastal zone color scanner. The indication from the simulations that the greatest upswelling will occur either at Cape Finisterre or along the northern coast was confirmed by observations, and it is suggested that wave disturbances propagate northward along the coast at a speed of 120-160 km/day, and that organic material formed north of Cape Finisterre is advected out to sea northwest of the cape.
Document ID
19860064947
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mclain, C. R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Chao, S.-Y.
(Maryland, University Cambridge, United States)
Atkinson, L. P.
(Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, United States)
Blanton, J. O.
(Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Savannah, GA, United States)
De Castillejo, F.
(Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia Malaga, Spain)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 15, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 91
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
86A49685
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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