Major Currents Off the West Coasts of North and South America

The descriptions of eight principal currents in this report are based on data obtained by direct methods in regions from the Bering Sea to Cape Horn. Except for the Peru and Cape Horn Currents, surface flows appear to be ill defined and exhibit characteristic variability. The usual graphic presentat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boisvert, William E.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEAN CURRENTS
MEASUREMENT
COASTAL REGIONS
MOTION
BERING SEA
PACIFIC OCEAN
SOUTH AMERICA
FLUID FLOW
NORTH AMERICA
ALASKA GULF
VELOCITY
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CAPE HORN
GRAPHS(CHARTS)
UPWELLING
Bering Sea
Pacific
Cape Horn
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0866656
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Summary:The descriptions of eight principal currents in this report are based on data obtained by direct methods in regions from the Bering Sea to Cape Horn. Except for the Peru and Cape Horn Currents, surface flows appear to be ill defined and exhibit characteristic variability. The usual graphic presentation of ocean currents is, at best, a static picture. The surface of the ocean is in constant motion, the movement being exceedingly variable in some regions and relatively constant in others. The currents described in this report are those where the movement within specified boundaries exhibits a permanent or seasonal flow. Errata sheet inserted.

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