Vertical structure of subsurface marine heatwaves in a shallow nearshore upwelling system

Gavin Plume1, Ryan K Walter2, Isabelle Cobb1

  • 1Physics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.

Scientific Reports
|February 21, 2025
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