Synoptic Lagrangian maps: Application to surface transport in Monterey Bay

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-247

  Lipphardt Jr , Brucel L ^a   Small, D ^b   Kirwan, Jr ^a   Wiggins, S ^b   Ide, K ^c   Grosch, C E ^d   Paduan, J D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPEN OCEAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE WATER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TIDAL CURRENT;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745932454     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006777606461     Document Type: Article

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