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

• 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

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)