Spatial and temporal variability in oceanographic and meteorologic forcing along Central California and its implications on nearshore processes

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 457-472

  Wingfield, Dana K ^a,b   Storlazzi, Curt D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o; La Ni a; Sea surface temperatures; Storms; Waves; Winds

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE BIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STORMS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

SEA LEVEL;

BAROMETRY; EL NINO; LA NINA; METEOROLOGY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND DIRECTION;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 36048970110     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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