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Filtering by: Creator Ward, Robert Earl Remove constraint Creator: Ward, Robert Earl Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Remove constraint Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Subject Coasts -- Oregon Remove constraint Subject: Coasts -- Oregon

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  • Observations of the coastal upwelling region off Oregon during 1972

    Creator:
    Huyer, Adriana, 1945-
    Abstract:
    Observations of wind, currents, sea level and hydrography obtained during the 1972 Coastal Upwelling Experiment (CUE-I) are described. Only phenomena with periods longer than a day are considered. One section describes the changes observed during a period of variable winds in early July 1972. Another describes a ribbon of relatively...
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    Dissertation
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    : OBSERVATIONS OF THE COASTAL UPWELLING REGION OFF OREGON DURING 1972 Abstract approved: Robert L. Smith

  • An investigation of upwelling along the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Smith, Robert Lloyd
    Abstract:
    The oceanic phenomenon of upwelling along the Oregon coast is examined. Upwelling in both the open ocean and coastal regions is discussed. An idealized model is used, envisaging the ocean off Oregon to consist of homogeneous surface and deep layers separated by a pycnocline. The equations of motion are solved...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert Lloyd Smith for the Doctor

  • Climate and heat exchange in the oceanic region adjacent to Oregon

    Creator:
    Lane, Robert Kenneth
    Abstract:
    The climate and the exchange of heat between atmosphere and ocean are examined in a region adjacent to Washington and Oregon, and in two sub-regions adjacent to Oregon. The sub-regions are chosen such that one contains the nearshore upwelling region and the other borders it on the seaward side. The...
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    Dissertation
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert Kenneth Lane for the Doctor of

  • Geology of the continental terrace off the central coast of Oregon

    Creator:
    Maloney, Neil Joseph
    Abstract:
    The continental terrace west of Oregon between 43° 50'N and 44° 40' N latitude is 50 to 55 miles wide. It consists of a continental shelf, 16 to 35 miles wide, and a continental slope, 16 to 37 miles wide. The eastern portion of the shelf is a smooth, sediment...
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    Dissertation
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    ending land- ward at a sea cliff some 10 to 100 feet high. West dipping sedimen- tary rocks are exposed