Spatial and temporal characteristics of the mesoscale circulation of the California Current from eddy-resolving moored and shipboard measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C1, 2000, Pages 1245-1269

  Chereskin, T K ^a   Morris, M Y ^a,b   Niiler, P P ^a   Kosro, P M ^c   Smith, R L ^c   Ramp, S R ^d   Collins, C A ^d   Musgrave, D L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; EDDY; MESOSCALE MOTION; UNDERCURRENT;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033671036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900252     Document Type: Article

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