Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California current based on altimetric, drifter, and moored current data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 13067-13083

  Kelly, Kathryn A ^a,d   Beardsley, Robert C ^a   Limeburner, Richard ^a   Brink, Kenneth H ^a   Paduan, Jeffrey D ^b   Chereskin, Teresa K ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; EDDY; KINETIC ENERGY; SEASONALITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032525949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03760     Document Type: Article

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