Journal of
Oceanography and Marine Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Oceanogr. Mar. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2294
  • DOI: 10.5897/JOMS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 62

Full Length Research Paper

Spatial variability in autumnal equatorial upwelling intensity within the Gulf of Guinea as inferred from in situ measurements

Nubi O. A.
  • Nubi O. A.
  • Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Oyatola O.O
  • Oyatola O.O
  • Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologique du Benin, (IRHOB), Cotonou-Bénin.
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Bonou F
  • Bonou F
  • Université Nationaledes Sciences, Technologie, Ingénierie et Mathématiques(UNSTIM), Cotonou-Bénin.
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  •  Received: 08 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 04 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 March 2019

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