Mean structure and seasonal variability of the poleward undercurrent off southern California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Gay, Peter S ^a   Chereskin, Teresa K ^b  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN HABITATS; RADIO RECEIVERS; RING GAGES;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FLOW TURNING; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; REFERENCE LEVELS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ANNUAL VARIATION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; UNDERCURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 66149160395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004886     Document Type: Article

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