Temperature and density structure of water along the California coast.

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Holly, Richard Warren
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upwelling area
temperature field
density
California coast
Advisors
Jung, Glenn H.
Date of Issue
1968-12
Date
December 1968
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
A synoptic analysis of the temperature field off the California coast for the surface, 10-meter and 100-meter level is provided for the years 1958-1959. Data used are from CCOFI cruises. These analyses are shown to be adequate for detecting probable upwelling areas. The areas of persistent upwelling are at 29 N, 31 N and 33 N adjacent to the California coast. There appears to be a preference for a steep gradient of the sea floor in these areas. The onset and decay of upwelling appears to depend on latitudinal position of the 11 C isotherm at 100 meters.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/13253
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Oceanography
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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