Thermohaline variability and geostrophic circulation in the southern portion of the Gulf of California

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-200

  Castro, Rubén ^a   Durazo, Reginaldo ^a   Mascarenhas, Affonso ^a   Collins, Curtis A ^b,c   Trasviña, Armando ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Estación La Paz ^*  (United States)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyclonic and anticyclonic flow; El Ni o; Gulf of California; Hydrographic measurements; Thermohaline structure

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ISOTHERMS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BAROCLINIC PATTERNS; GEOSTROPHIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY PATTERN; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION; EL NINO; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 30344483954     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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