Moored observations of the current and temperature structure over the continental slope off central California: 1. A basic description of the variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C10, 1997, Pages 22877-22902

  Ramp, Steven R ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VARIABILITY;

PACIFIC, CALIFORNIAN SLOPE;

EID: 0031423265     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00436     Document Type: Article

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