Coastal Upwelling
WMO Satellite Skills
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Description
Presentation on "Coastal Upwelling and associated phenomena" in which a brief review of the Ekman layers is presented.
Content
Presentation on "Coastal Upwelling and associated phenomena" in which a brief review of the Ekman layers is presented, followed by an overview of several phenomena resulting from wind driven coastal divergence. In addition the presentation of general processes occurring in these areas, several aspects of the summer upwelling off Western Iberia are discussed.