Near-Surface Current in Robeson Channel

• Main Author: Chow,R. K.
• Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1975
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *OCEAN CURRENTS; VELOCITY; CANADA; POWER SPECTRA; TIDAL CURRENTS; SURFACE WATERS; CORRELATION TECHNIQUES; OSCILLATION; CHANNEL FLOW; INTERNAL WAVES; ARCTIC REGIONS; GREENLAND; ELLESMERE ISLAND; *Robeson Channel; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Canada; Greenland; Robeson Channel; Robeson channel
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA006576; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA006576

In the report, near-surface current data in Robeson Channel are analyzed and the prominent characteristics of the current are described. Comparison of the current velocity between vertical as well as lateral positions in a cross section of the channel is made. Tidal and non-tidal oscillations in the velocity components are identified and the near-surface average current profile which may be used for mass transport calculation is obtained. Summary in French.