Mean structure of the inshore countercurrent and California undercurrent off Point Sur, California

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 765-782

  Collins, C A ^a   Garfield, N ^a   Rago, T A ^a   Rischmiller, F W ^a   Carter, E ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTERCURRENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; HYDROGRAPHY; UNDERCURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033995871     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00126-5     Document Type: Article

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