Modeling studies of the coastal circulation off northern California: Statistics and patterns of wintertime flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C11, 2001, Pages 26959-26984

  Pullen, Julie ^a,b   Allen, J S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; LONGSHORE CURRENT; MODELING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; MENDOCINO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035207809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000548     Document Type: Article

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