Characteristic patterns of the circulation in the Santa Barbara Channel

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 3041-3065

  Harms, Sabine ^a   Winant, Clinton D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNELS; CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELVES;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; USA;

EID: 0032519243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02393     Document Type: Article

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