C-Vector Derived Three Dimensional Circulations In The Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Abstract
Neglecting the ageostrophic circulation in not very realistic for the ocean circulation in coastal waters and particularly in regions with strong temperature and salinity gradients like the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The C-Vector method has been developed to diagnose the three dimensional flow including ageostrophic circulation. This thesis uses the C- Vector concept and data collected from the R/V Point Sur in the area of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in order to describe and illustrate the three dimensional pseudo-vorticity fields of the ageostrophic circulation and the total circulation (geostrophic and ageostrophic of the region.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA262885
Entities
People
- Simon Konstantinidis
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School