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The nature of the cold filaments in the California Current systemThe velocity fields and water properties associated with cold filaments in the California Current are described on the basis of data from the Coastal Transition Zone experiment. Combined with previous field surveys and satellite imagery, these show seasonal variability with maximum dynamic height ranges and velocities in summer and minimum values in late winter and early spring. North of Point Arena in spring-summer, the flow field on the outer edge of the cold water exhibits the character of a meandering jet, carrying fresh, nutrient-poor water from the farther north on its offshore side and cold, salty, nutrient-rich water on its inshore side. At Point Arena in midsummer, the jet often flows offshore and continues south without meandering back onshore as strongly as it does farther north. At the surface, the jet often separates biological communities and may appear as a barrier to cross-jet transport, especially north of Point Arena in March-May.
Document ID
19910063762
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Strub, P. T.
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Kosro, P. M.
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Huyer, Adriana
(Oregon State University Corvallis, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
August 15, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 96
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
91A48385
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1251
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-869
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-90-J-1115
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-87-K-0009
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Public
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