On this day, the Atlantic southwesterly component of the wind stress forces the stable poleward current, established during previous days, towards the northeast along the continental slopes of Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, and towards the north-northwest along the French coast (Fig. 4).
Wind stress maxima and changes in coastline orientation and topography, force the flow offshore at some locations along the Cantabrian Sea; this generates, finally, cyclonic eddies (with average velocities around 20–30 cm/s).
These structures transport both warmer waters and coastal waste products, inducing coastal upwelling; these warmer waters, which come from the southwest, are advected towards the Bay of Biscay by the poleward current established (Fig. 5).
On this day, the Atlantic southwesterly component of the wind stress forces the stable poleward current, established during previous days, towards the northeast along the continental slopes of Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, and towards the north-northwest along the French coast (Fig. 4).
Wind stress maxima and changes in coastline orientation and topography, force the flow offshore at some locations along the Cantabrian Sea; this generates, finally, cyclonic eddies (with average velocities around 20–30 cm/s).
These structures transport both warmer waters and coastal waste products, inducing coastal upwelling; these warmer waters, which come from the southwest, are advected towards the Bay of Biscay by the poleward current established (Fig. 5).
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