Geostrophic transport variability along the Aves Ridge in the eastern Caribbean Sea during 1985–1986
| Autor: | John M. Morrison, Orson P. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Atmospheric Science
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Wind stress curl Paleontology Soil Science Forestry STREAMS Aquatic Science Structural basin Oceanography Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Geochemistry and Petrology Ridge Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Geostrophic wind Geology Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research. 95:699 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| Popis: | Data from five cruises during 1985–1986 along 63.55°W, across the eastern Caribbean Sea, are examined for seasonal variability of gcostrophic transport. A biannual maximum transport signal appears to correspond to that measured in the Florida Straits as well as to variations in the regional wind stress curl. Similar seasonal variations in the properties of water masses, entering the eastern margin of the basin and concentrated through the passages of the Lesser Antilles, are also indicated. A permanent system of strong westward flowing streams, interspersed by weaker eastward flowing streams, is shown to exist. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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