Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter
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 co...
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| author | Renato Ramos da Silva Janini Pereira Clemente A. S. Tanajura Carlos A. D. Lentini Mauro Cirano P. Dee Boersma Regina R. Rodrigues |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-37e44659d871424cbcd5dc2acef023cc2025-08-20T02:08:00ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/686184686184Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral WinterRenato Ramos da Silva0Janini Pereira1Clemente A. S. Tanajura2Carlos A. D. Lentini3Mauro Cirano4P. Dee Boersma5Regina R. Rodrigues6Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, BrazilGrupo de Oceanografia Tropical, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40170-280, BrazilGrupo de Oceanografia Tropical, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40170-280, BrazilGrupo de Oceanografia Tropical, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40170-280, BrazilGrupo de Oceanografia Tropical, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40170-280, BrazilDepartment of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1800, USAUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, BrazilDuring 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/686184 |
| spellingShingle | Renato Ramos da Silva Janini Pereira Clemente A. S. Tanajura Carlos A. D. Lentini Mauro Cirano P. Dee Boersma Regina R. Rodrigues Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter |
| title_full | Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter |
| title_short | Occurrence of Magellanic Penguins along the Northeast Brazilian Coast during 2008 Austral Winter |
| title_sort | occurrence of magellanic penguins along the northeast brazilian coast during 2008 austral winter |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/686184 |
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