Water exchange at the mouth of the Gulf of California

Abstract

Computations were made for water mass exchange at the mouth of the Gulf of California based on a model that takes into consideration only geostrophic flow with a reference level adjusted to obtain agreement between inflow and outflow. These data were restricted to three cruises that obtained hydrographic information about the deep waters. The minimum transports are estimated from 2.57 to 3.65 Sv.