The electric current density generated in the Gulf of California by the interaction between the ocean currents produced by the M₂ tide and the geomagnetic field was calculated in this study. The value of the geomagnetic field in the Gulf of California was determined from World Magnetic Model 2010 data; the tidal velocities of the seawater were calculated using a three–dimensional hydrodynamic–numerical model forced by the M₂ tide with a horizontal cell resolution of 3’ × 3’ and 12 vertical layers. The results showed that the electric current density is maximum during the fastest flood and ebb currents; it exhibits sinusoidal behavior, and the largest amplitudes always appear in the upper layer. The electric field and the electric potential difference exhibit similar behaviors. Important areas for the generation of electric fields are in the upper Gulf of California, Colorado River Delta, archipelago region, and Ballenas and Salsipuedes channels.

在这项研究中，计算了由M ₂潮汐产生的海流与地磁场之间的相互作用在加利福尼亚湾产生的电流密度。加利福尼亚湾的地磁场值是根据《 2010年世界电磁模型》数据确定的；利用由M ₂强迫的三维水动力数值模型来计算海水的潮汐速度具有3'×3'的水平像元分辨率和12个垂直层的潮汐。结果表明，在最快的洪流和退潮电流中，电流密度最大。它表现出正弦行为，并且最大振幅总是出现在上层。电场和电位差表现出相似的行为。产生电场的重要区域是加利福尼亚上海湾，科罗拉多河三角洲，群岛地区以及Ballenas和Salsipuedes航道。