Temporal variability of the physical and chemical water characteristics at a coastal monitoring observatory: Station ENSENADA

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1730-1742

  Linacre, L ^a   Durazo, R ^a   Hernandez Ayon J M ^a   Delgadillo Hinojosa, F ^a   Cervantes Diaz G ^a   Lara Lara, J R ^b   Camacho Ibar, V ^a   Siqueiros Valencia, A ^a   Bazan Guzman C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Baja California; California current system; El Ni o La Ni a; Station ENSENADA; Temporal variability; Time series

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COASTAL WATER; DENSITY; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING; WATER QUALITY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; ENSENADA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77956904248     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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