Velocity and transport of the Labrador Current determined from altimetric, hydrographic, and wind data

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Han, Guoqi, Tang, C. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 1999
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; Nain; Newfoundland; Labrador Sea
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/1884/; https://research.library.mun.ca/1884/1/Velocity_and_transport_of_the_Labrador_Current_determined_from_altimetric_hydrographic_and_wind_data.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/1884/3/Velocity_and_transport_of_the_Labrador_Current_determined_from_altimetric_hydrographic_and_wind_data.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JC900145

Seasonal change of velocity and transport in the Labrador Current is studied using 3.5 years of TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data, in conjunction with concurrent wind data and climatological density data. A method based on the linearized momentum equation is developed, in which vertically averaged veloc...