Buoyancy-driven coastal currents off oregon during fall and winter

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2854-2876

  Mazzini, Piero L F ^a   Barth, John A ^a   Kipp Shearman, R ^a   Erofeev, A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; WIND STRESS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER GLIDERS; AVERAGE VELOCITY; COASTAL CURRENTS; DENSITY GRADIENTS; FRESHWATER INPUTS; OBSERVED VALUES; OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

BUOYANCY; COASTAL CURRENT; JET FLOW; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; COLUMBIA RIVER; NEWPORT [OREGON]; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911996537     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-14-0012.1     Document Type: Article

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