Abstract: The Santa Barbara Channel is a region characterized by coupled interaction between the lower-level atmosphere, the underlying ocean, and the elevated topography of the coastline. The nature of these interactions and the ...

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Abstract: Data from surface stations, profilers, long-range aircraft surveys, and satellites were used to characterize the large-scale structure of the marine boundary layer off of California and Oregon during June and July 1996. ...

Abstract: During the spring and summer, northerly winds driven by the North Pacific high pressure system are prevalent over the Northern California continental shelf, only interrupted for periods of a few days, when weak or southerly ...

Abstract: A midlevel, coastally trapped atmospheric event occurred along the California coast 10?11 June 1994. This feature reversed the surface wind field along the coast in a northerly phase progression. Along the central California ...

Abstract: An instrumented C-130 aircraft flew over water around Point Sur, California, on 17 June 1996 under strong northwest wind conditions and a strong marine inversion. Patterns were flown from 30- to 1200-m elevation and up to ...