MAJOR CURRENTS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEANS BETWEEN 64 DEGREES N AND 60 DEGREES S.

• Main Author: Boisvert, William E.
• Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1967
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; (*OCEAN CURRENTS; ATLANTIC OCEAN); SALINITY; MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; FLOW FIELDS; INSTRUMENTATION; PERIODIC VARIATIONS; SURFACE TO UNDERWATER; DEPTH FINDING; IDENTIFICATION; GEK DATA; DISTRIBUTION; OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; Gek; North Atlantic; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0827586; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0827586

An examination of existing data sources clearly shows that the methods utilized to determine the principal characteristics of ocean currents leave much to be desired. From the many and varied types of information, currents have been identified on the basis of faunal zones, increase or decrease in te...