A long and gradual transition between the summer and winter
oceanic regimes was observed off Oregon during the autumn of 1980.
Hydrographic sections and a single current meter mooring between
August and December show the ocean possessed characteristics during
fall that have not been observed during other seasons: a slow...
Sea level and current data collected near Newport, Oregon are
compared to determine an empirical relationship from which the low
frequency (f < .1 cpd) alongshore current field over the continental
shelf is estimated from observed sea level measurements at the coast.
Regression analysis of the near-surface (20-25 m) currents...
Nearly three months of current meter records from five moorings off
the Oregon coast taken between October 1977 and January 1978 were analyzed
for near-inertial motions. The moorings were located from the midshelf
out to the foot of the continental slope, spanning the continental
margin. All but two of the...