Mean structure of the inshore countercurrent and California undercurrent off Point Sur, California

Collins, Curtis A.; Garfield, Newell; Rago, Thomas A.; Rischmiller, Frederick William.; Carter, E.

doi:10.1016/s0967-0645(99)00126-5

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“…tions e.g. Collins et al, 2000 , confirm the robust and permanent nature of the California Undercurrent. The high density of measurements have shown the current to exist offshore of the continental shelf break between Pt.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…. Collins et al, 2000 and the need to be deep enough to ensure good acoustic reception. The sound channel axis in the northeast Pacific is quite shallow, Ž .…”

Section: Nps Rafos Floatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This shear estimate is for depths below the California Undercurrent speed Ž . maximum Collins et al, 2000 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…face poleward flow CUC typically occurs from the shelf break to a distance of about 100 km from the Ž . shelf break Collins et al, 2000 . Although the mean subsurface flow is poleward in all months, a broad, surface-intensified poleward flow occurs in winter months off Central California and is associated with a trough in the dynamic topography, which is cen-Ž .…”

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Lagrangian flow in the California Undercurrent, an observation and model comparison

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Collins

et al. 2001

Journal of Marine Systems

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“…. Collins et al, 2000 and the need to be deep enough to ensure good acoustic reception. The sound channel axis in the northeast Pacific is quite shallow, Ž .…”

Section: Nps Rafos Floatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This shear estimate is for depths below the California Undercurrent speed Ž . maximum Collins et al, 2000 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Lagrangian flow in the California Undercurrent, an observation and model comparison

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Collins

et al. 2001

Journal of Marine Systems

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“…The mean structure of the poleward California Undercurrent (CUC) was described by Collins et al (2000) along Pt. Sur.…”

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The California Current System: A multiscale overview and the development of a feature-oriented regional modeling system (FORMS)

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Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

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Seasonality of the transitional region of the California Current System off Baja California

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2015

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Hydrographic data collected over the period 1997-2013 are analyzed to investigate the seasonality of hydrographic features and associated geostrophic flows off the Baja California peninsula. The upper ocean in the region was found to be homogeneous in winter and spring but subdivided into two regions in the summer and autumn. In the first case, the system typically shows relatively low-temperature and salinity waters, which give it a subarctic character. In the second, only the region north of Punta Eugenia (28 N) maintains subarctic characteristics, while the southern region receives an inflow of tropical and subtropical waters that results from the weakening of northwesterly winds, which allows the poleward advection of surface waters. Also during this period, a positive wind stress curl promotes the zonal advection of North Pacific's eastern edge waters into the coast and to the north as a surface coastal flow. Average seasonal patterns of geostrophic flow at 200 dbar revealed that the differentiation into provinces is also evident at that depth, with two clearly defined cyclonic structures in summer and autumn, both separated at the latitude of Punta Eugenia. The analyses conducted also showed a clear continuity of the California undercurrent along the shelf break, with more diffuse currents in the winter. Poleward flows were observed throughout the water column, especially in summer and autumn, although the origin of the surface flow does not necessarily involve a surfacing of the California Undercurrent.

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Mean structure of the inshore countercurrent and California undercurrent off Point Sur, California

Cited by 56 publications

References 15 publications

Lagrangian flow in the California Undercurrent, an observation and model comparison

Lagrangian flow in the California Undercurrent, an observation and model comparison

The California Current System: A multiscale overview and the development of a feature-oriented regional modeling system (FORMS)

Seasonality of the transitional region of the California Current System off Baja California

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