Naval Postgraduate School
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Rip current spacing in relation to wave energetics and directional spreading
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003-06)
Rip current spacings are compared with wave energetics and directional spreading in the Southern Monterey Bay. Southern Monterey Bay affords a unique environment to study rip currents owing to their prevalence created by ...
Wave propagation over complex bathymetry
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003-06)
Swell propagates across thousands of kilometers of ocean in almost unchanged parallel wave fronts. Within the nearshore region however, refraction causes wave fronts to turn toward shallow depths transforming the wave ...
The fall transition off Central California in 2002
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003-06)
During the fall of 2002 the physical oceanographic conditions off Central California were monitored by means of CTD casts and VMADCP current measurements during two cruises. The first cruise, included 38 stations and one ...
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