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The response of Oregon shelf waters to wind fluctuations : differences and the transition between winter and summer

Creator:

Sobey, Edwin J. C., 1948-

Abstract:

The physical characteristics of continental shelf waters off Oregon during late winter and spring of 1975 are described and compared with observations taken previously during summer. The currents in winter are barotropic in the monthly means while in summer the currents are baroclinic. Alongshore current fluctuations on the time scale...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

bifurcation of the North Pacific Current (into a northward Alaska Current and a southward California Current