| Introduction to physical oceanography JA Knauss, N Garfield Waveland Press, 2016 | 829 | 2016 |
| Bifurcated flow from an upwelling center: a cold water source for Monterey Bay LK Rosenfeld, FB Schwing, N Garfield, DE Tracy Continental Shelf Research 14 (9), 931-964, 1994 | 335 | 1994 |
| WEST: A northern California study of the role of wind-driven transport in the productivity of coastal plankton communities JL Largier, CA Lawrence, M Roughan, DM Kaplan, EP Dever, CE Dorman, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 53 (25-26), 2833-2849, 2006 | 147 | 2006 |
| The Brazil Current at subtropical latitudes N Garfield III University of Rhode Island, 1990 | 119 | 1990 |
| Lagrangian exploration of the California Undercurrent, 1992–95 N Garfield, CA Collins, RG Paquette, E Carter Journal of Physical Oceanography 29 (4), 560-583, 1999 | 113 | 1999 |
| Mapping the US West Coast surface circulation: A multiyear analysis of high‐frequency radar observations SY Kim, EJ Terrill, BD Cornuelle, B Jones, L Washburn, MA Moline, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 116 (C3), 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Mean structure of the inshore countercurrent and California undercurrent off Point Sur, California CA Collins, N Garfield, TA Rago, FW Rischmiller, E Carter Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 47 (5-6), 765-782, 2000 | 86 | 2000 |
| Ocean currents across the entrance to the Gulf of California CA Collins, N Garfield, AS Mascarenhas Jr, MG Spearman, TA Rago Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 102 (C9), 20927-20936, 1997 | 82 | 1997 |
| Japan tsunami current flows observed by HF radars on two continents B Lipa, D Barrick, SI Saitoh, Y Ishikawa, T Awaji, J Largier, N Garfield Remote Sensing 3 (8), 1663-1679, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
| Ecosystem status report of the california current for 2019-20: a summary of ecosystem indicators compiled by the california current integrated ecosystem assessment team (CCIEA) C Harvey, NT Garfield, G Williams, N Tolimieri, K Andrews, K Barnas, ... | 70* | 2020 |
| Principal areas of vertical mixing in the waters of the Gulf of Maine, with reference to the total productivity of the area CS Yentsch, N Garfield Oceanography from space, 303-312, 1981 | 69 | 1981 |
| Transport of low‐salinity water at the slope water‐Gulf Stream boundary SL Kupferman, N Garfield Journal of Geophysical Research 82 (24), 3481-3486, 1977 | 60 | 1977 |
| Mesoscale oceanic response to wind events off central California in spring 1989: CTD surveys and AVHRR imagery FB Schwing, DM Husby, N Garfield, DE Tracy Calif. Coop. Oceanic Fish. Invest. Rep 32, 47-62, 1991 | 59 | 1991 |
| Transport and retention in an upwelling region: the role of across-shelf structure M Roughan, N Garfield, J Largier, E Dever, C Dorman, D Peterson, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 53 (25-26), 2931-2955, 2006 | 55 | 2006 |
| Tracking the evolution of a hydrothermal event plume with a RAFOS neutrally buoyant drifter JE Lupton, ET Baker, N Garfield, GJ Massoth, RA Feely, JP Cowen, ... Science 280 (5366), 1052-1055, 1998 | 49 | 1998 |
| Evidence of a turbidity current in Monterey Submarine Canyon associated with the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake N Garfield, TA Rago, KJ Schnebele, CA Collins Continental Shelf Research 14 (6), 673-686, 1994 | 49 | 1994 |
| Wave observations from central California: SeaSonde systems and in situ wave buoys RM Long, D Barrick, JL Largier, N Garfield Journal of Sensors 2011, 2011 | 43 | 2011 |
| The circulation and water masses in the Gulf of the Farallones JM Steger, FB Schwing, CA Collins, LK Rosenfeld, N Garfield, E Gezgin Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 47 (5-6), 907-946, 2000 | 43 | 2000 |
| California Undercurrent variability and eddy transport estimated from RAFOS float observations CA Collins, LM Ivanov, OV Melnichenko, N Garfield Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 109 (C5), 2004 | 42 | 2004 |
| An analysis of HF radar measured surface currents to determine tidal, wind‐forced, and seasonal circulation in the Gulf of the Farallones, California, United States MK Gough, N Garfield, E McPhee‐Shaw Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 115 (C4), 2010 | 41 | 2010 |
