Observations show significant differences in circulation patterns of upwelling and relaxation events that occurred in the Monterey Bay during two Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network field experiments in August 2003 and 2006. During the 2003 experiment, circulation exhibited more typical patterns associated with upwelting/relaxation: the development of the southward flowing jet & pair of cyclonic (inside of the bay) and anticyclonic (outside of the bay) circulations during upwelling & the development ...