Dynamic evolution of the 1997-1999 El Niño-La Niña cycle in the southern California Current System

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 59-75

  Lynn, R J ^a   Bograd, S J ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WATER WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EL NINO; LA NINA; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036377969     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(02)00043-5     Document Type: Review

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