Lagrangian measurement of subsurface poleward flow between 38°N and 43°N along the West Coast of the United States during Summer, 1993

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 2461-2464

  Collins, Curtis A ^a   Garfield, Newell ^a   Paquette, Robert G ^a   Carter, Everett ^a,b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Taygeta Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; COASTAL ZONES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROPHONES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL AXIS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; LAGRANGIAN MEASUREMENTS; SAN FRANCISCO; WEST COAST;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

LAGRANGIAN MEASUREMENT; SUBSURFACE POLEWARD FLOW; UNDERCURRENT;

CALIFORNIA UNDERCURRENT; LAGRANGIAN CURRENT MEASUREMENT; POLEWARD FLOW; UNDERCURRENTS;

USA, PACIFIC COAST;

EID: 0030239504     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02138     Document Type: Article

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