The vertical structure of currents over the Continental Shelf off Point Sur, CA, during Spring 1990

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1443-1470

  Ramp, Steven R ^a   Abbott, Christopher L ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Current; Upwelling centre; Vertical structure

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT; SHELF DYNAMICS; VERTICAL PROFILE; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; POINT SUR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032142637     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)80003-9     Document Type: Article

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