Mesoscale and Large-Scale Variability in California Current System and Its Interaction With Both California Current and California Undercurrent Flows

Abstract : This project identified and located CTD, XBT, and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite data relevant to understanding oceanic processes which controlled mesoscale variability in the temperature, salinity, and density structure of the California Current System from San Francisco to the tip of Baja California. A software system, the CTD Ocean Rendering and Analysis Laboratory (CORAL), was designed and implemented as part of the project to provide efficient data recovery and analysis capability for the data. Five (5) technical papers were written as part of the project. Titles and abstracts for each are given below. A U.S. Naval Officer, Lt. Timothy C. Gallaudet, also earned his Master of Science in Oceanography as part of this project.