Science. 1984 Jan 6;223(4631):51-3. doi: 10.1126/science.223.4631.51.
The instantaneous California Current is seen to consist of intense meandering current filaments (jets) intermingled with synoptic-mesoscale eddies. These quasi-geostrophic jets entrain cold, upwelled coastal waters and rapidly advect them far offshore; this behavior accounts for the elongated, cool surface features that are seen extending across the California Current region in satellite infrared imagery. The associated advective mechanism should provide significant cross-shore transports of heat, nutrients, biota, and pollutants. The dynamics of the current system should be crucially influenced by its highly variable structure.
瞬时加利福尼亚海流由密集的蜿蜒海流丝（射流）与天气-中尺度涡流混合而成。这些准地转射流卷入寒冷的上升沿海水，并迅速将其输送到远岸；这种行为解释了在卫星红外图像中看到的延伸穿过加利福尼亚海流区域的狭长、凉爽的表面特征。相关的平流机制应该为热、营养物、生物区系和污染物提供显著的横向输送。海流系统的动力学应该受到其高度可变结构的关键影响。
