Measurement of the California counter-current
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Authors
Coddington, Keith
Subjects
California countercurrent
California Undercurrent
Davidson Current
California Current
California Undercurrent
Davidson Current
California Current
Advisors
Wickham, Jacob B.
Tucker, Steven. P.
Date of Issue
1979-06
Date
June 1979
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Direct measurements by moored current meters and indirect measurements from geostrophy are compared and discussed for a region over the continental slope off central California during the Davidson Current period. During that same period vertical temperature and salinity profiles were made at 23 stations on four separate cruises in the study area south of Monterey, California. These arrays of moored current meters simultaneously recorded the flow of the current at specified levels. The California Countercurrent was found to be present in the region of study during the entire observation period. Its offshore position and extent varied in a way largely consistent with its reported behavior in other locations along the U.S. West Coast.
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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