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• 1. [Article] Upper ocean thermohaline fields near 2°S, 156°E, during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment, November 1992 to February 1993

  Zonal and meridional Seasoar sections centered at 1°50’S, 156°06’E were repeated >30 times in three 20-day periods between November 13, 1992, and February 15, 1993. Both sections were 130 km long, and ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Upper ocean thermohaline fields near 2°S, 156°E, during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment, November 1992 to February 1993 Author: Hacker, Peter, Lukas, Roger, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951- Zonal and meridional Seasoar sections centered at 1°50’S, 156°06’E were repeated >30 times in three 20-day periods between November 13, 1992, and February 15, 1993. Both sections were 130 km long, and sampling depth was 0–280 m, with a vertical resolution of ~2 dbar (2 x 104 Pa) and a horizontal resolution of ~3 km. The observed fields are complex and variable and are summarized graphically in several forms. Characteristics of the near-surface layer varied with the local winds which were variable and weak (<6 m s-1) during the first 20-day period, strong and westerly (>10 m s-1) during much of the second, and moderate and westerly (4-10 m s-1) during most of the third. Near-surface temperatures were warmest (up to 30°C) during the first period and coldest (often <29°C) during the second. Thermal stratification in the near-surface layer was strong under weak winds and weak under strong and moderate winds. Except during and after heavy rainfall, salinity stratification in the near-surface layer was generally weak. Surface salinity generally decreased toward the north. The depth of the surface isopycnal layer was often but not always limited by salinity stratification; the surface isohaline layer was shallower than the top of the thermocline throughout. Strong lateral temperature and salinity gradients occurred on a few occasions. Increased wind stress was associated with lateral homogenization as well as vertical mixing. Structure and water properties of the thermocline also varied between cruises and within each cruise. The upper thermocline was shallowest in late January after prolonged easterly winds. Isotherms in the upper and midthermocline (20°–25°C) sloped generally upward to the north, while those in the lower thermocline (12°–14°C) sloped down to envelop the core of the Equatorial Undercurrent, which shoaled (from 225 to 160 m) and warmed (from 15° to 20°C) between the first and last survey periods. Mesoscale and fine-scale water mass features were usually recognizable in sections less than a few days apart and migrated eastward at about 0.3 m s-1. There is a remarkably high degree of nonstationarity in these thermohaline fields from the Warm Pool of the western Pacific Ocean. Title: Upper ocean thermohaline fields near 2°S, 156°E, during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment, November 1992 to February 1993 Author: Hacker, Peter, Lukas, Roger, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951- Zonal and meridional Seasoar sections centered at 1°50’S, 156°06’E were repeated >30 times in three 20-day periods between November 13, 1992, and February 15, 1993. Both sections were 130 km long, and sampling depth was 0–280 m, with a vertical resolution of ~2 dbar (2 x 104 Pa) and a horizontal resolution of ~3 km. The observed fields are complex and variable and are summarized graphically in several forms. Characteristics of the near-surface layer varied with the local winds which were variable and weak (<6 m s-1) during the first 20-day period, strong and westerly (>10 m s-1) during much of the second, and moderate and westerly (4-10 m s-1) during most of the third. Near-surface temperatures were warmest (up to 30°C) during the first period and coldest (often <29°C) during the second. Thermal stratification in the near-surface layer was strong under weak winds and weak under strong and moderate winds. Except during and after heavy rainfall, salinity stratification in the near-surface layer was generally weak. Surface salinity generally decreased toward the north. The depth of the surface isopycnal layer was often but not always limited by salinity stratification; the surface isohaline layer was shallower than the top of the thermocline throughout. Strong lateral temperature and salinity gradients occurred on a few occasions. Increased wind stress was associated with lateral homogenization as well as vertical mixing. Structure and water properties of the thermocline also varied between cruises and within each cruise. The upper thermocline was shallowest in late January after prolonged easterly winds. Isotherms in the upper and midthermocline (20°–25°C) sloped generally upward to the north, while those in the lower thermocline (12°–14°C) sloped down to envelop the core of the Equatorial Undercurrent, which shoaled (from 225 to 160 m) and warmed (from 15° to 20°C) between the first and last survey periods. Mesoscale and fine-scale water mass features were usually recognizable in sections less than a few days apart and migrated eastward at about 0.3 m s-1. There is a remarkably high degree of nonstationarity in these thermohaline fields from the Warm Pool of the western Pacific Ocean. Close

• 2. [Article] Seasonal cycles of currents, temperatures, winds, and sea level over the northeast pacific continental shelf: 35°N to 48°N

  Copyrighted by American Geophysical Union.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Seasonal cycles of currents, temperatures, winds, and sea level over the northeast pacific continental shelf: 35°N to 48°N Author: Beardsley, R. C., Strub, P. Ted, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Allen, John S., Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Copyrighted by American Geophysical Union. Title: Seasonal cycles of currents, temperatures, winds, and sea level over the northeast pacific continental shelf: 35°N to 48°N Author: Beardsley, R. C., Strub, P. Ted, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Allen, John S., Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Copyrighted by American Geophysical Union. Close

• 3. [Article] Two coastal upwelling domains in the northern California Current system

  A pair of hydrographic sections, one north and one south of Cape Blanco at 42.9N, was sampled in five summers (1998–2000 and 2002–2003). The NH line at 44.6N lies about 130 km south of the Columbia River, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Two coastal upwelling domains in the northern California Current system Author: Wheeler, Patricia A., Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Perlin, Natalie, Keister, Julie Eileen, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Fleischbein, Jane A pair of hydrographic sections, one north and one south of Cape Blanco at 42.9N, was sampled in five summers (1998–2000 and 2002–2003). The NH line at 44.6N lies about 130 km south of the Columbia River, and spans a relatively wide shelf off Newport, Oregon. The CR line at 41.9N off Crescent City, California, lies 300 km farther south and spans a narrower shelf. Summer winds are predominantly southward in both locations but the southward winds are stronger on the CR line. Sampling included CTD/rosette casts (to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll), zooplankton net tows and continuous operation of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler. We summarize and compare July-August observations from the two locations. We find significant summer-season differences in the coastal upwelling domains north and south of Cape Blanco. Compared to the domain off Newport, the domain off Crescent City has a more saline, cooler, denser and thicker surface mixed layer, a wider coastal zone inshore of the upwelling front and jet, higher nutrient concentrations in the photic zone and higher phytoplankton biomass. The southward coastal jet lies near the coast (about 20–30 km offshore, over the shelf) on the NH line, but far from shore (about 120 km) on the CR line; a weak secondary jet lies near the shelf-break (35 km from shore) off Crescent City. Phytoplankton tend to be light-limited on the CR line and nutrient-limited on the NH line. Copepod biomass is high (15 mg C m-3) inshore of the mid-shelf on both NH and CR lines, and is also high in the core of the coastal jet off Crescent City. The CR line shows evidence of deep chlorophyll pockets that have been subducted from the surface layer. We attribute these significant differences to stronger mean southward wind stress over the southern domain, to strong small-scale wind stress curl in the lee of Cape Blanco, and to the reduced influence of the Columbia River discharge in this region. Title: Two coastal upwelling domains in the northern California Current system Author: Wheeler, Patricia A., Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Perlin, Natalie, Keister, Julie Eileen, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Fleischbein, Jane A pair of hydrographic sections, one north and one south of Cape Blanco at 42.9N, was sampled in five summers (1998–2000 and 2002–2003). The NH line at 44.6N lies about 130 km south of the Columbia River, and spans a relatively wide shelf off Newport, Oregon. The CR line at 41.9N off Crescent City, California, lies 300 km farther south and spans a narrower shelf. Summer winds are predominantly southward in both locations but the southward winds are stronger on the CR line. Sampling included CTD/rosette casts (to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll), zooplankton net tows and continuous operation of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler. We summarize and compare July-August observations from the two locations. We find significant summer-season differences in the coastal upwelling domains north and south of Cape Blanco. Compared to the domain off Newport, the domain off Crescent City has a more saline, cooler, denser and thicker surface mixed layer, a wider coastal zone inshore of the upwelling front and jet, higher nutrient concentrations in the photic zone and higher phytoplankton biomass. The southward coastal jet lies near the coast (about 20–30 km offshore, over the shelf) on the NH line, but far from shore (about 120 km) on the CR line; a weak secondary jet lies near the shelf-break (35 km from shore) off Crescent City. Phytoplankton tend to be light-limited on the CR line and nutrient-limited on the NH line. Copepod biomass is high (15 mg C m-3) inshore of the mid-shelf on both NH and CR lines, and is also high in the core of the coastal jet off Crescent City. The CR line shows evidence of deep chlorophyll pockets that have been subducted from the surface layer. We attribute these significant differences to stronger mean southward wind stress over the southern domain, to strong small-scale wind stress curl in the lee of Cape Blanco, and to the reduced influence of the Columbia River discharge in this region. Close

• 4. [Article] Mesoscale surveys over the shelf and slope in the upwelling region near Point Arena, California

  Repeated mesoscale surveys of a 40-km-wide, 100-km-long, coastal region near Point Arena, California, were conducted during the upwelling season (April-August) in 1981 and 1982. Each survey included conventional ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Mesoscale surveys over the shelf and slope in the upwelling region near Point Arena, California Author: Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951- Repeated mesoscale surveys of a 40-km-wide, 100-km-long, coastal region near Point Arena, California, were conducted during the upwelling season (April-August) in 1981 and 1982. Each survey included conventional conductivity-temperature-depth casts at standard locations over the continental shelf and slope between 38°N and 39°10'N, and continuous operation of a Doppler acoustic log to obtain velocity profiles in the 20- to 150-m depth range. "Synoptic" surveys covered the entire grid in 2-3 days. Winds were strongly favorable for upwelling during the three 1981 surveys and were weak or variable during the three 1982 surveys. Surface temperature and salinity fields reflect the influence of both the seasonal winds and day-to-day variations in the wind. Persistently low surface salinities offshore reflect the general southward advection of subarctic waters, and sporadic low salinities over the inner shelf reflect northward advection of local runoff through an intermittent narrow countercurrent along the coast. Circulation patterns during all but one of the surveys were very complex and included meandering equatorward flow, cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies, and inshore countercurrents. The simple two-dimensional, equatorward, baroclinic coastal jet usually associated with coastal upwelling was observed during only one of our surveys. Overall average fields are relatively simple. They show broad equatorward surface flow, a very weak inshore countercurrent, and a definite poleward undercurrent at the shelf break. Average temperature, salinity, and density fields are generally congruent with the average flow pattern. Average isotherms and isohalines are not strictly parallel to the coastline: south of the coastline bend at Point Arena, they diverge gradually from the coast. Comparison of average sections calculated from 10 matched pairs of Central and Arena lines (separated by 50 km) shows there are systematic differences between them. Warmer, fresher waters lie nearer shore (and in shallower water) off Point Arena than on the Central line; this suggests that the surface waters flowing past Point Arena have sufficient southward momentum to cross isobaths. Comparison of average velocity sections on these two lines shows some differences in structure; since the variability is large, these may not be significant. Comparison of the measured and geostrophic average shears suggests there is a significant ageostrophic component in the upper layers above 40 m; it may be the signature of an average wind-driven Ekman spira Title: Mesoscale surveys over the shelf and slope in the upwelling region near Point Arena, California Author: Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951- Repeated mesoscale surveys of a 40-km-wide, 100-km-long, coastal region near Point Arena, California, were conducted during the upwelling season (April-August) in 1981 and 1982. Each survey included conventional conductivity-temperature-depth casts at standard locations over the continental shelf and slope between 38°N and 39°10'N, and continuous operation of a Doppler acoustic log to obtain velocity profiles in the 20- to 150-m depth range. "Synoptic" surveys covered the entire grid in 2-3 days. Winds were strongly favorable for upwelling during the three 1981 surveys and were weak or variable during the three 1982 surveys. Surface temperature and salinity fields reflect the influence of both the seasonal winds and day-to-day variations in the wind. Persistently low surface salinities offshore reflect the general southward advection of subarctic waters, and sporadic low salinities over the inner shelf reflect northward advection of local runoff through an intermittent narrow countercurrent along the coast. Circulation patterns during all but one of the surveys were very complex and included meandering equatorward flow, cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies, and inshore countercurrents. The simple two-dimensional, equatorward, baroclinic coastal jet usually associated with coastal upwelling was observed during only one of our surveys. Overall average fields are relatively simple. They show broad equatorward surface flow, a very weak inshore countercurrent, and a definite poleward undercurrent at the shelf break. Average temperature, salinity, and density fields are generally congruent with the average flow pattern. Average isotherms and isohalines are not strictly parallel to the coastline: south of the coastline bend at Point Arena, they diverge gradually from the coast. Comparison of average sections calculated from 10 matched pairs of Central and Arena lines (separated by 50 km) shows there are systematic differences between them. Warmer, fresher waters lie nearer shore (and in shallower water) off Point Arena than on the Central line; this suggests that the surface waters flowing past Point Arena have sufficient southward momentum to cross isobaths. Comparison of average velocity sections on these two lines shows some differences in structure; since the variability is large, these may not be significant. Comparison of the measured and geostrophic average shears suggests there is a significant ageostrophic component in the upper layers above 40 m; it may be the signature of an average wind-driven Ekman spira Close

• 5. [Article] SEASOAR and CTD observations during EBC cruises W9306A and W9308B, June to September 1993

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: SEASOAR and CTD observations during EBC cruises W9306A and W9308B, June to September 1993 Author: Shearman, R. Kipp, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Fleischbein, Jane, Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, O'Malley, Robert T., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Barth, John A. Title: SEASOAR and CTD observations during EBC cruises W9306A and W9308B, June to September 1993 Author: Shearman, R. Kipp, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Fleischbein, Jane, Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, O'Malley, Robert T., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Barth, John A. Close

• 6. [Article] SEASOAR and CTD observations during a COARE surveys cruise, W9211C, 22 January to 22 February 1993

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: SEASOAR and CTD observations during a COARE surveys cruise, W9211C, 22 January to 22 February 1993 Author: Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Title: SEASOAR and CTD observations during a COARE surveys cruise, W9211C, 22 January to 22 February 1993 Author: Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Close

• 7. [Article] The structure of the transition zone between coastal waters and the open ocean off northern California, winter and spring 1987

  Physical and biological fields in the coastal transition zone off northern California were measured during February, March, May and June 1987 in an extended alongshore region between 60 km and 150 km offshore. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The structure of the transition zone between coastal waters and the open ocean off northern California, winter and spring 1987 Author: Chavez, F. P., Barber, R. T., Strub, P. Ted, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Abbott, Mark R., Cowles, Timothy J., Jessen, P., Ramp, S. R., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Small, Lawrence F. Physical and biological fields in the coastal transition zone off northern California were measured during February, March, May and June 1987 in an extended alongshore region between 60 km and 150 km offshore. The spring transition, as seen in coastal sea level and winds, occurred in mid-March. Surface variability during the two spring cruises was stronger and of larger scale than that seen during the two winter cruises. An equatorward-tending current, flowing along the boundary between low steric sea level inshore and high steric sea level offshore, dominated both the directly-measured (acoustic Doppler current profiler) and geostrophic current fields during spring. Current jets of comparable strength directed both offshore and onshore were seen off Cape Mendocino and Point Arena; these evolved significantly in the 3 weeks between cruises. Inshore of the current, properties associated with upwelled water were found near the surface, including low temperature and high salinity, nutrients and chlorophyll; offshore of the current, waters were warmer, less saline, lower in nutrients and more oligotrophic. Geostrophic and directly measured volume transports in the current were about 2–3 Sv. Isopycnals inshore of the spring upwelling front were displaced vertically by O(40–80 m) from their depths during the winter survey; these displacements extended deep into the water column and were largely independent of depth between 100 and 400 m. Surface mixed layers tended to be deep in winter and shallower inshore of the upwelling front in spring. A connection between the equatorward-tending frontal jet off northern California and the more well-studied California Current further south is suggested by the similarity of their transports and of their dynamic height values. Title: The structure of the transition zone between coastal waters and the open ocean off northern California, winter and spring 1987 Author: Chavez, F. P., Barber, R. T., Strub, P. Ted, Smith, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1935-, Abbott, Mark R., Cowles, Timothy J., Jessen, P., Ramp, S. R., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Kosro, P. Michael, 1951-, Small, Lawrence F. Physical and biological fields in the coastal transition zone off northern California were measured during February, March, May and June 1987 in an extended alongshore region between 60 km and 150 km offshore. The spring transition, as seen in coastal sea level and winds, occurred in mid-March. Surface variability during the two spring cruises was stronger and of larger scale than that seen during the two winter cruises. An equatorward-tending current, flowing along the boundary between low steric sea level inshore and high steric sea level offshore, dominated both the directly-measured (acoustic Doppler current profiler) and geostrophic current fields during spring. Current jets of comparable strength directed both offshore and onshore were seen off Cape Mendocino and Point Arena; these evolved significantly in the 3 weeks between cruises. Inshore of the current, properties associated with upwelled water were found near the surface, including low temperature and high salinity, nutrients and chlorophyll; offshore of the current, waters were warmer, less saline, lower in nutrients and more oligotrophic. Geostrophic and directly measured volume transports in the current were about 2–3 Sv. Isopycnals inshore of the spring upwelling front were displaced vertically by O(40–80 m) from their depths during the winter survey; these displacements extended deep into the water column and were largely independent of depth between 100 and 400 m. Surface mixed layers tended to be deep in winter and shallower inshore of the upwelling front in spring. A connection between the equatorward-tending frontal jet off northern California and the more well-studied California Current further south is suggested by the similarity of their transports and of their dynamic height values. Close

• 8. [Article] A compilation of observations from moored current meters and thermographs. Vol. 5. Oregon continental shelf 31 July-21 September 1969

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A compilation of observations from moored current meters and thermographs. Vol. 5. Oregon continental shelf 31 July-21 September 1969 Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.), United States. Office of Naval Research, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Oregon State University. Dept. of Oceanography Title: A compilation of observations from moored current meters and thermographs. Vol. 5. Oregon continental shelf 31 July-21 September 1969 Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.), United States. Office of Naval Research, Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Oregon State University. Dept. of Oceanography Close

• 9. [Article] Temperature and salinity observations off the coast of Peru, R/V Eastward, 23 July-16 August 1976

  Published March 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Temperature and salinity observations off the coast of Peru, R/V Eastward, 23 July-16 August 1976 Author: Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Published March 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Title: Temperature and salinity observations off the coast of Peru, R/V Eastward, 23 July-16 August 1976 Author: Huyer, Adriana, 1945- Published March 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Close

• 10. [Article] Vertical sections and mesoscale maps of temperature, salinity and sigma-t off the coast of Peru, July to October 1976 and March to May 1977

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Vertical sections and mesoscale maps of temperature, salinity and sigma-t off the coast of Peru, July to October 1976 and March to May 1977 Author: Gilbert, William E., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Oregon State University. School of Oceanography Title: Vertical sections and mesoscale maps of temperature, salinity and sigma-t off the coast of Peru, July to October 1976 and March to May 1977 Author: Gilbert, William E., Huyer, Adriana, 1945-, Oregon State University. School of Oceanography Close