On the ocean circulation off the Egyptian coast determined from steric height distributions

Autor:	M.A. Said, F. M. Eid
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ocean current Aquatic Science Oceanography Geostrophic current Water column Mediterranean sea Anticyclone Ocean gyre Longitude Geology Sea level
Zdroj:	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 40:231-237
ISSN:	0272-7714
DOI:	10.1016/s0272-7714(05)80007-1
Popis:	On the basis of the hydrostatic equation, the total steric departures from mean sea level (for a water column of 1000 m depth) were calculated for the Mediterranean water off the Egyptian coast during winter and summer seasons. From the total steric height distribution over the investigated area, the geostrophic currents were determined. The results of this study reveal that the steric departures show a seasonal trend being low in winter and high in summer. This is in phase with the eastern Mediterranean sea-level changes. The currents off the Egyptian coast are considered an extension of the North African Current flowing to the east. The general circulation pattern was characterized by appearance of an anticyclonic gyre off Mersa Matruh in the central region around longitude 28°E during both seasons.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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