Statistical Summary of Oceanic Fronts and Water Masses in the Western North Atlantic.

Spatial variability and thermal characteristics of the Gulf Stream and the Slope Front are summarized to show the average or typical conditions. Thermally related parameters, such as sonic layer depths and sound channels, are summarized for each water mass separated by these fronts and subdivided by...

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Main Authors: Khedouri,E, Gemmill,W, Shank,M
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*ANOMALIES
*NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
TEMPERATURE
STATISTICAL DATA
BOUNDARIES
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
CONTINENTAL SLOPES
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
GULF STREAM
ENTRAINMENT
GRADIENTS
ACOUSTIC CHANNELS
*Oceanic fronts
Water masses
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA084182
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA084182
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Summary:Spatial variability and thermal characteristics of the Gulf Stream and the Slope Front are summarized to show the average or typical conditions. Thermally related parameters, such as sonic layer depths and sound channels, are summarized for each water mass separated by these fronts and subdivided by seasons. Results show that the thermal structure in the Gulf Stream region can be predicted, if the position of the Gulf Stream North Wall is known. In the absence of subsurface data, the North Wall position can be estimated better from the maximum surface temperature than from the maximum surface thermal gradient. (Author)

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