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...
Published in: | Science |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1967
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3783.1732 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.156.3783.1732 |
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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