Ocean currents across the entrance to the Gulf of California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C9, 1997, Pages 20927-20936

  Collins, Curtis A ^a   Garfield, Newell ^a   Mascarenhas, Affonso S ^b   Spearman, Monty G ^c   Rago, Thomas A ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^c USN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL INLETS; CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; ENTRANCE; GULFS; WATER EXCHANGE;

PACIFIC, GULF OF CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031428016     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01302     Document Type: Article

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