Climatic Control of Upwelling Variability along the Western North-American Coast

The high biological production of the California Current System (CCS) results from the seasonal development of equatorward alongshore winds that drive coastal upwelling. While several climatic fluctuation patterns influence the dynamics and biological productivity of the CCS, including the El Niño-S...

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Main Authors: Macias, Diego, Landry, Michael R., Gershunov, Alexander, Miller, Arthur J., Franks, Peter J. S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261912/