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EBC
type: Concept
definition: Hydrographic/ADCP surveys, satellite imagery, and surface drifters have all served to revise our view of the coastal upwelling that occurs seasonally in most eastern boundary regions, such as off the coast of California. Instead of a uniform upwelling along the coast, with an offshore Ekman flow at the surface and a return flow at depth, we now have a view that much of the transport occurs as "squirts and jets" -- upwelling centers associated with capes and promontories, offshore transport in intense jets, and a vigorous field of mesoscale eddies. Summary Provided By: http://tryfan.ucsd.edu/ebc/ebc.htm
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