Mapping the U.S. West Coast surface circulation: A multiyear analysis of high-frequency radar observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kim, Sung Yong ^a   Terrill, Eric J ^a   Cornuelle, Bruce D ^a   Jones, Burt ^b   Washburn, Libe ^c   Moline, Mark A ^d   Paduan, Jeffrey D ^e   Garfield, Newell ^f   Largier, John L ^g   Crawford, Greg ^h,i   Kosro, P Michael ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^f SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^h HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

1KM RESOLUTION; COASTAL OCEAN; FLOW GEOMETRIES; HIGH WAVE NUMBER; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; LOW FREQUENCY PRESSURE; MESOSCALE; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; PHASE SPEED; ROSSBY NUMBERS; SATELLITE ALTIMETER; SLOW PHASE; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SUB-MESOSCALE EDDIES; SURFACE CIRCULATION; SURFACE CURRENT; SURFACE OCEAN; TIME-SCALES; WEST COAST;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BATHYMETRY; DIAMETER; EDDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MAPPING METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADAR; RESOLUTION; ROSSBY NUMBER; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TIDAL CYCLE; TIMESCALE; UPWELLING; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952460556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006669     Document Type: Article

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