Abstract:Ocean and Coastal ResearchKinematics of seasonal exchanges of mass and heat between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California are described. Results are based on 18 occupations between 1992 and 2013 of a hydrographic section across Pescadero Basin at the mouth of the Gulf and two and a half years (November 2003 to May 2006) of moored velocity and CTD measurements in 130 m of water on either side of the Pescadero Basin. Cyclonic conditions dominated in mid-winter and summer with inflow along Sinaloa and outf… Show more
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