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Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter
Joint Authors
Tanajura, Clemente A. S.
Cirano, Mauro
Boersma, P. Dee
Pereira, Janini
da Silva, Renato Ramos
Rodrigues, Regina R.
Lentini, Carlos A. D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
During the austral winter of 2008, thousands of penguins traveled to low latitudes along the South Atlantic coast of South America.
The atmospheric and oceanic conditions from April to July 2008 may account for the penguins' unusual geographic distribution.
During that period, South Atlantic coastal waters were cooler; the wind anomalies had northward and onshore components; the ocean's coastal region presented northward currents that favored the penguins to travel toward lower latitudes.
This anomalous climate regime resulted from extreme meteorological frontal systems that occurred mainly during June 2008.
Three consecutive extreme midlatitude cyclones produced strong wind shear that resulted in the northward oceanic flow along the South American eastern shoreline favoring the penguins to be spotted in northern tropical waters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
da Silva, Renato Ramos& Pereira, Janini& Tanajura, Clemente A. S.& Lentini, Carlos A. D.& Cirano, Mauro& Boersma, P. Dee…[et al.]. 2012. Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490522
Modern Language Association (MLA)
da Silva, Renato Ramos…[et al.]. Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490522
American Medical Association (AMA)
da Silva, Renato Ramos& Pereira, Janini& Tanajura, Clemente A. S.& Lentini, Carlos A. D.& Cirano, Mauro& Boersma, P. Dee…[et al.]. Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490522
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490522