Measurements of slope currents and internal tides on the Continental Shelf and slope off Newport Beach, California
Open-File Report
2014-1041
By: Kurt J. Rosenberger, Marlene A. Noble, and Benjamin Norris
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Abstract
An array of seven moorings housing current meters and oceanographic sensors was deployed for 6 months at 5 sites on the Continental Shelf and slope off Newport Beach, California, from July 2011 to January 2012. Full water-column profiles of currents were acquired at all five sites, and a profile of water-column temperature was also acquired at two of the five sites for the duration of the deployment. In conjunction with this deployment, the Orange County Sanitation District deployed four bottom platforms with current meters on the San Pedro Shelf, and these meters provided water-column profiles of currents. The data from this program will provide the basis for an investigation of the interaction between the deep water flow over the slope and the internal tide on the Continental Shelf.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Measurements of slope currents and internal tides on the Continental Shelf and slope off Newport Beach, California |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2014-1041 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20141041 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | vi, 65 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| City | Newport Beach |
| Other Geospatial | Continental Shelf;Orange County Sanitation District;San Pedro Shelf |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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