Large scale atmosphere-ocean anomalies in the northeast Pacific during 2002
In summer‐fall 2002, the coastal northeast Pacific (NEP) was characterized by anomalously cool, fresh waters extending from Vancouver Island to southern California, increased equatorward transport in the California Current System (CCS), and higher surface productivity in the northern CCS. The evolut...
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Published in | Geophysical research letters Vol. 30; no. 15; pp. 8026 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
American Geophysical Union
01.08.2003
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | In summer‐fall 2002, the coastal northeast Pacific (NEP) was characterized by anomalously cool, fresh waters extending from Vancouver Island to southern California, increased equatorward transport in the California Current System (CCS), and higher surface productivity in the northern CCS. The evolution of large scale atmosphere‐ocean anomalies in the NEP from winter 2001–02 through fall 2002 contributed to these coastal anomalies by setting up wind stress anomalies that led to: 1) anomalous transport of subarctic waters into the North Pacific Current (NPC); 2) enhanced eastward flow in the NPC; 3) anomalously strong upwelling in the CCS; and 4) enhanced equatorward transport in the CCS. |
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Bibliography: | istex:75B9CD741DA38B8B8CA2DAD7206C844732CCEF1D ark:/67375/WNG-SV0DHTNR-M ArticleID:2003GL017303 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0094-8276 1944-8007 |
DOI: | 10.1029/2003GL017303 |