Observations of upwelling and relaxation events in the northern Monterey Bay during August 2000

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Ramp, Steven R ^a   Paduan, Jeffrey D ^a   Shulman, Igor ^b   Kindle, John ^b   Bahr, Frederick L ^a   Chavez, Francisco ^c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; MESOSCALE EDDY; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24944488753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002538     Document Type: Article

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