Low frequency nearshore current fluctuations on Florida’s central east coast

• Main Authors: Zweck, O. V., Hale, D. A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc. 1979
• Subjects: Water currents; Tidal currents; Ocean waves > Analysis; Hale; Hutchinson Island
• Online Access: http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=3183150

Nearshore current measurements in 10 m of water off Hutchinson Island on Florida's central east coast were obtained over 40 da. Data analyses reveal independent alongshore and crosshelf systems of subinertial waves superimposed on a weak southward, essentially alongshore mean current. The cross...