Towed vehicle observations of thin layer structure and a low-salinity intrusion in Northern Monterey Bay, CA

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-49

  Cheriton, Olivia M ^a   McManus, Margaret A ^b   Steinbuck, Jonah V ^c   Stacey, Mark T ^d   Sullivan, James M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WET Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Low salinity intrusion; Monterey Bay; Physical properties; Phytoplankton; Thin layers

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PYCNOCLINE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEAFLOOR; SHOALING WAVE; TOWED BODY;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72149101585     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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