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# A Science Plan for the California Current

## U.S. GLOBEC Report No. 11.

## August 1994

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Table of Contents

## SECTION I-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

        The Research Program
        Program Elements
        Time and Space Scales
        Products

## SECTION II-INTRODUCTION

        The Importance of the Populations within the CCS
           Economic Value
           Ecological Importance
        Program Elements
        Time and Space Scales
        Recommendations for Initial Activities

## SECTION III-OCEANOGRAPHIC SETTING

        The Physical Setting
           Regional Divisions
           Large Scale Features
           Mesoscale Features
           Seasonal Variability
           Interannual Variability
           Decadal Variability
        The Biological Setting
           Regional Division
           Boundary Shifts
           Life History Traits

Genetic Considerations

## SECTION IV-THE CLIMATE CONTEXT

        Predictions from Historical Data
        Predictions from Models
        Predictions from First Principles
        Climate Change Scenarios
           Direct Effects of Climate Change
           Indirect Effects of Climate Change

## SECTION V-CENTRAL QUESTIONS AND GOALS

        More Specific Questions
           Interannual Variability in Biological Responses
           Interdecadal Variability in Biological Responses
           Mesoscale Variability in Biological Responses
           Latitudinal Gradients in Biological Responses
        Approach to Answering the Questions

## SECTION VI-POTENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A CCS STUDY

        General Description
        Modeling Studies
           Goals and Objectives
           Relevance Of Modeling
           Questions and Hypotheses
           Methods
        Retrospective and Comparative Studies
           Goals and Objectives
           Relevance of Retrospective and Comparative Studies
           Questions and Hypotheses
           Methods
        Large-Scale Spatial Studies (Latitudinal Studies, Including ENSO Forcing)
           Goals and Objectives
           Relevance of Large-Scale Spatial Studies
           Questions and Hypotheses
           Methods
        Mesoscale Spatial Studies
           Goals and Objectives
           Relevance of Mesoscale Spatial Studies
           Questions and Hypotheses
           Methods
        Monitoring
           Goals and Objectives
           Questions and Hypotheses
           Methods

## SECTION VII-RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INITIAL ACTIVITIES

## SECTION VIII-OCEANOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND

        Seasonal Changes in Physical Processes in Regions I-IV
           Region I
           Region II
           Region III
           Region IV
        Biological Provinces
           Phytoplankton  Provinces
           Zooplankton Provinces
           Invertebrate Benthos Provinces
           Marine Fish Provinces
           Bird Provinces
           El Nino Effects on Zoogeographic Boundaries
        Biophysical Interactions
           Overview of Biophysical Interactions
           Biophysical Interactions Involving Phytoplankton
           Biophysical Interactions Involving Zooplankton
           Biophysical Interactions Involving Benthic Invertebrates
           Biophysical Interactions Involving Marine Fish and Shellfish
           Biophysical Interactions Involving Bird Populations
           Summary of Biophysical Interactions-Hypothesis Formulation
        Historical Variability in the CCS
           The Last 100 Years
           The Last 1500 Years
        Global Eastern Boundary Currents

## SECTION IX-RELATION TO OTHER U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

        Linkages To Other West Coast Programs
        Linkages To International Programs

## SECTION X-REFERENCES