On the surface circulation in some channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Arctic

ABSTRACT. This paper advances an explanation for the presence of surface currents in opposite directions on facing sides of some of the main channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is found that geostrophic dynamics coupled with geometrical constraints and the general direction of surface dr...

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Main Author: Paul H. Leblond
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Arctic
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Arctic Archipelago
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.497.4132
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-1-189.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. This paper advances an explanation for the presence of surface currents in opposite directions on facing sides of some of the main channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is found that geostrophic dynamics coupled with geometrical constraints and the general direction of surface drift through the archipelago can readily account for the existence, if not all the properties, of the observed flow patterns.

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