Statistical aspects of surface drifter observations of circulation in the Santa Barbara Channel

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24781-24797

  Dever, E P ^a   Hendershott, M C ^a   Winant, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CHANNEL FLOW; COASTAL CIRCULATION; DRIFTER;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032532898     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02403     Document Type: Article

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