California Current


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California Current

[¦kal·ə¦fȯr·nyə]
(oceanography)
The ocean current flowing southward along the western coast of the United States to northern Baja California.

California Current

 

a cold current in the northeast Pacific Ocean, the eastern periphery of the northern subtropical clockwise circulation of surface waters. It moves from the north to the south along California as the southern branch of the North Pacific Drift. In the south it passes into the North Equatorial Current. Width, 550-650 km; velocity, 1-2 km/hr. The mean water temperature in February varies from 12°C in the north to 25°C in the south; in August the respective figures are 17°C to 26°C. The salinity in the north is 33-34 parts per thousand.

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Interannual and interdecadal comparisons of species distribution and community structure of pelagic nekton have demonstrated that the northern California Current ecosystem can vary between months and years (Brodeur et al.
Diets of and trophic relationships among dominant marine nekton within the northern California Current ecosystem
1325-1355 in The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region.
First Occurrence of Speckletail Flounder, Engyophrys sanctilaurentii Jordan & Bollman 1890 (Pisces: Bothidae), in California
Depth distributions of late larvae and pelagic juveniles of some fishes of the California Current.
Do oil and gas platforms off California reduce recruitment of bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) to natural habitat? An analysis based on trajectories derived from high-frequency radar
Most of these species have ocean-going larvae which were likely exported offshore and carried southward by the California current, which was then in place.
Shifts in Fish and Invertebrate Assemblages of Two Southern California Estuaries during the 1997-98 El Nino
The apparent trend in Dover sole maturation rates may reflect local adaptation to latitudinal differences in oceanographic properties of the California Current (U.
Variation in life history parameters of Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus, off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and northern California
Distributional atlas of fish larvae and eggs in the California Current Region: Taxa with 1000 or more total larvae, 1951-1984.
A baseline investigation into the population structure of white seabass, Atractoscion nobilis, in California and Mexican waters using microsatellite DNA analysis
Calanoid copepods in the California Current system also have exhibited population-level step changes in abundance in response to strong ENSO events and PDO shifts (Rebstock, 2002).
Effects of fluctuations in sea-surface temperature on the occurrence of small cetaceans off Southern California
The state of the California Current in 1997-98: a transition to El Nino conditions.
Zooplankton abundance variability in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico (1997-2001)/Variabilidad de la abundancia de zooplancton en Bahia Magdalena Baja California Sur, Mexico (1997-2001)
Seasonal and nonseasonal variability of satellite-derived chlorophyll and colored dissolved organic matter concentration in the California Current.
Variabilidad interanual de clorofila en El Golfo de California
For example, in 2005 the spring transition off Vancouver Island occurred in late April, but persistent upwelling did not develop until late July (3) after the development of strong upwelling favorable wind stress in the northern California Current (Pierce et al.
Pacific hake, Merluccius productus, autecology: a timely review
For the past 50 years, McGowan has studied the California current, a deep-sea flow of water about 1,000 km (600 mi) off California's coast.
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Patterns of low-frequency variability in fish populations of the California Current.
Xantus' Murrelet, Sythliboramphus hypoleucus I: Status and Conservation

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