California Current
Americannoun
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The California Current is only one example of a much broader pattern.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
This gray layer of stratus clouds is generated by coastal waters chilled by the California Current flowing south from Alaska.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
The northwest winds contribute to upwelling, where the cold California Current flows southward from Alaska.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
Murre die-offs have occurred before but never in such numbers and never across three ecosystems, Piatt said, alluding to the California Current System, the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2020
Collecting and processing data on fish eggs and larvae in the California Current region.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
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