Thesis (M.S. in Physical Oceanography)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Rosenfeld, Leslie K. ; Garfield, Newell ; Schwing, Franklin B. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 30, 2010. DTIC Descriptor(s): Sources, Ocean Surface, Water, Wind, Intensity, Eddies(Fluid Mechanics), Cooling, Profiles, Temperature Gradients, Vertical Orientation, Images, Surface Waters, Artificial Satellites, Flow, Plumes, North(Direction), Records, Surface Temperature, Circulation, Cyclones, Cold Water, South(Direction), Summer, Mouth, Offshore, Upwelling, Bays, Satellite Photography, Anticyclones, Temperature. DTIC Identifier(s): Cold Water, Coastal Regions, Infrared Images, Upwelling, Ocean Currents, Ocean Circulation, Monterey Bay(California), AVHRR(Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer), Point Sur(California), Remote Sensing, Air Water Interactions, Radiometers, Theses, Scientific Satellites, Image Processing, Tiros Satellites, Ano Nuevo(California). Author(s) subject terms: Monterey Bay, Currents, AVHRR Satellite Imagery, Upwelling, Jets, Plumes, Eddies. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-115). Also available in print.