Seasonal dynamics of the surface circulation in the Southern California Current System

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 14-16, 2003, Pages 2371-2388

  Di Lorenzo, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California current; Coastal upwelling; Southern California Bight; Wind stress curl

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICS; WIND;

SEASONAL DYNAMICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DENSITY CURRENT; SEASONALITY; UPWELLING; WIND FORCING;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141677796     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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