Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4532410 | Continental Shelf Research | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Both shelf-break canyons and headlands can create stationary topographic Rossby waves. ⺠Interaction of these waves can trigger the formation of coastal upwelling centers. ⺠Upwelling centers may form at conservable distance (>100 km) downstream from the canyon.
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Authors
Jochen Kämpf,