LAGRANGIAN MEASUREMENT OF SUBSURFACE POLEWARD FLOW BETWEEN 38-DEGREES-N AND 43-DEGREES-N ALONG THE WEST-COAST OF THE UNITED-STATES DURING SUMMER, 1993

Authors
COLLINS CA GARFIELD N PAQUETTE RG CARTER E
Citation
Ca. Collins et al., LAGRANGIAN MEASUREMENT OF SUBSURFACE POLEWARD FLOW BETWEEN 38-DEGREES-N AND 43-DEGREES-N ALONG THE WEST-COAST OF THE UNITED-STATES DURING SUMMER, 1993, Geophysical research letters, 23(18), 1996, pp. 2461-2464
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
23
Issue
18
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2461 - 2464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1996)23:18<2461:LMOSPF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Subsurface Lagrangian measurements al about 140 m showed that the path of the California Undercurrent lay next to the continental slope betw een San Francisco (37.8 degrees N) and St. George Reef (41.8 degrees N ) during mid-summer 1993. The mean speed along this 500 ion path was 8 cms(-1). The flow at this depth was not disturbed by upwelling center s at Point Reyes or Cape Mendocino. Results also demonstrate the abili ty to acoustically track floats located well above the sound channel a xis along the California coast.