Variation in the position of the upwelling front on the Oregon shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Austin, Jay A ^a   Barth, John A ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal circulation; Fronts; Oregon coast; Relaxation; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC FRONT; UPWELLING;

OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037113478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000858     Document Type: Article

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