Low-salinity filaments in the Brazil Current (27°S–30°S) and their role on shelf-slope exchanges

João Amorim1, Ilson C Da Silveira2, Pedro Walfir Martins Souza-Neto3, Ian Ramos de Almeida4 and Cesar B Rocha4, (1)Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Physical Oceanography, São Paulo, Brazil, (2)Instituto Oceanografico - University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, (3)Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (4)University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil