Geostrophic Transport Through the Drake Passage

Geostrophic velocity and transport of water in the Drake Passage relative to a newly defined zero reference layer indicate that the circumpolar current is basically north of 59°S, with its axis north 57°S, and that the total volume transport exceeds 200 × 10 6 cubic meters per second. The calculated...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Gordon, Arnold L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1967
Subjects:
Drake Passage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3783.1732
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.156.3783.1732
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Summary:Geostrophic velocity and transport of water in the Drake Passage relative to a newly defined zero reference layer indicate that the circumpolar current is basically north of 59°S, with its axis north 57°S, and that the total volume transport exceeds 200 × 10 6 cubic meters per second. The calculated geostrophic velocities are consistent with results of descriptive water-structure studies.

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