Subtidal velocity correlation scales on the northern California shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C4, 1997, Pages 8555-8571

  Dever, E P ^a,b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; STRESS; VELOCITY; WIND;

SHELF DYNAMICS; SUBTIDAL VELOCITY CORRELATION SCALES; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

PACIFIC, CALIFORNIAN SHELF;

EID: 0030843080     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03451     Document Type: Article

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