June 14, 1996 at local mid-afternoon

Monterey Bay

Pt Conception

UCSB

Santa Barbara: 13oC = 54oFJan 24, 2002 1036 GMT

19oC = 64oFAug 26, 2001, 0027 GMT

-121.5 -121 -120.5 -120 -119.5 -11933.8

34

34.2

34.4

34.6

34.8

35

35.2

5354

23

62

ANMI

SMIN

SMOF

SAMI

data collection sites for PISCO study

Pt SalPurisimaArguello JalamaAlegriaEllwood

SIO mooringsNDBC BuoysCODAR Towers

J J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S ON10

20 Ellwood

1999 2000 2001

10

20 Alegria

10

20 Jalama

10

20 Arguello

10

20 Purisima

10

20 PtSal

Temperatures along California CoastCatalina to San Francisco, 7 years of dataSeasonal change is as big as along-shore difference

Salinities in the Santa Barbara channel get lowOnly briefly during storms.

Feb ‘01 June ‘01

Columbia River Transparencies

Oct ‘90 Mar ‘91

Lowest salinity near Columbia River is 15 ppt, happens often

Salinity in the Columbia River entrance gets low every tidal cycle