A large-scale modeling study of the California current system

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === A high resolution, multi-level, primitive equation ocean model is used to investigate the combined role of wind forcing, thermohaline gradients, and coastline irregularities on the formation of currents, meanders, eddies, and filaments in th...

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Main Author: Monroe, James T
Other Authors: Batteen, Mary L.
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8607