The East Greenland Current north of Denmark Strait: Part 11. Arctic
ABSTRACT. Current measurements within the East Greenland Current during winter 1965 showed that above the continental slope there were large on-shore components of flow, probably representing a westward Ekman transport. The speed did not decrease significantly with depth, indicating that the barotro...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT. Current measurements within the East Greenland Current during winter 1965 showed that above the continental slope there were large on-shore components of flow, probably representing a westward Ekman transport. The speed did not decrease significantly with depth, indicating that the barotropic mode domi-nates the flow. Typical current speeds were 10 to 15 cm. sec.-l. The transport of the current during winter exceeds 35 x 106 m.3 sec-1. This is an order of magnitude greater than previous estimates and, although there may be seasonal fluctuations in the transport, it suggests that the East Greenland Current primarily represents a circulation internal to the Greenland and Norwegian seas, rather than outflow from the central Polar basin. RESUME. Le courant du Groenland oriental au nord du dbtroit de Danemark. Au cours de l'hiver de 1965, des mesures effectukes dans le courant du Groenland oriental ont montr6 que sur le talus continental, la circulation comporte d'importantes composantes dirigkes vers le rivage, ce qui reprksente probablement un flux vers l'ouest selon le mouvement #Ekman. La vitesse ne diminue pas beau- |
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