Weather and Currents in the Vicinity of 23 deg N, 46 deg W, North Atlantic Ocean.

This technical note is a review of climate, sea conditions, and currents in March at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 395A. The site is located on the upper west flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Weather is favorable for hole re-entry and related operations. Frequencies of storms, high winds, high seas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleischer,Peter
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*WEATHER
OCEAN WAVES
OCEAN CURRENTS
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
MARINE METEOROLOGY
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN RIDGES
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA090630
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA090630
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Summary:This technical note is a review of climate, sea conditions, and currents in March at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 395A. The site is located on the upper west flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Weather is favorable for hole re-entry and related operations. Frequencies of storms, high winds, high seas and low visibility are well below 5%. Normal surface current speeds are 0.34-0.66 kn; intermediate and bottom current speeds are 0.19-0.29 kn, with infrequent maximum speeds to 0.78 kn. (Author)

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