CTD observations were made over the continental shelf and upper
continental slope from the coast to approximately 60 km off central California
between latitudes 34°N and 37.5°N. The measurements were made by Raytheon
Service Company as part of the Central California Coastal Circulation Study
sponsored by the Minerals Management Service....
CTD observations were made over the continental shelf and upper
continental slope from the coast to approximately 60 km off central California
between latitudes 34°N and 37.5°N. The measurements were made by Raytheon
Service Company as part of the Central California Coastal Circulation Study
sponsored by the Minerals Management Service....
CTD observations were made over the continental shelf and upper
continental slope from the coast to approximately 60 km off central California
between latitudes 34°N and 37.5°N. The measurements were made by Raytheon
Service Company as part of the Central California Coastal Circulation Study
sponsored by the Minerals Management Service....
The area near Point Arguello has long been recognized as a location of strong
upwelling. A tongue of biologically active waters was observed in the earliest studies of
this region (Sverdrup and Allen, 1939). More recently, satellite estimates of chlorophyll by
the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) on Nimbus-7 have...