Characteristic patterns of shelf circulation at the boundary between central and southern California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Winant, C D ^a   Dever, E P ^a   Hendershott, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio geographical boundaries; Coastal circulation; Santa Barbara Channel; Transport pathways; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT DIRECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038347672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001302     Document Type: Article

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