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Accession Number:
ADA278579
Title:
Variability of the California Current System Off Point Sur, California from April 1988 to December 1990
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Report Date:
1993-12-01
Abstract:
The Point Sur Transect was established in 1987 by the Department of Oceanography at the Naval Postgraduate School in order to further understand the nature of poleward flows in the California Current System CCS. The POST extends offshore, perpendicular to bottom topography along 36 deg 20 N to 123 deg 01.7W where it meets and coincides with the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation CalCOFI line 67. The sampling scheme along the transect consists of 22 CTD stations and is approximately 215 km in. length. POST was occupied 19 times from April 1988 to April 1991. Data from 15 of the 19 cruises were selected in order to determine the temporal and spatial variability of the CCS off Point Sur. PEGASUS data as well as hydrographic data and NOAA 11 AVHRR satellite imagery were utilized for comparison. The CUC was observed with speeds in excess of 20 cms throughout the year. California current, California undercurrent, Mesoscale features, PEGASUS.
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Pages:
0168
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
File Size:
4.54MB
