The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods

The circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean are determined through the application of the inverse method of Wunsch (1978) to hydrographic data from the IGY and METEOR expeditions. Meridional circulation results of the two data sets agree on a northward mass...

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Main Author: Fu, L.-L.
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Published: 1981
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NADW
North Atlantic Deep Water
North Atlantic
South Atlantic Ocean
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19820039590 2023-05-15T17:13:50+02:00 The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods Fu, L.-L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 1, 1981 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820039590 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820039590 Accession ID: 82A23125 Copyright Other Sources 48 Journal of Physical Oceanography; 11; Sept 1981 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T15:02:20Z The circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean are determined through the application of the inverse method of Wunsch (1978) to hydrographic data from the IGY and METEOR expeditions. Meridional circulation results of the two data sets agree on a northward mass transport of about 20 million metric tons/sec for waters above the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), and a comparable southward transport of deep waters. Additional gross features held in common are the Benguela, South Equatorial and North Brazilian Coastal currents' northward transport of the Surface Water, and the deflection of the southward-flowing NADW from the South American Coast into the mid ocean by a seamount chain near 20 deg S. Total heat transport is equatorward, with a magnitude of 0.8 X 10 to the 15th W near 30 deg S and indistinguishable from zero near 8 deg S. Other/Unknown Material NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic South Atlantic Ocean NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
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description The circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean are determined through the application of the inverse method of Wunsch (1978) to hydrographic data from the IGY and METEOR expeditions. Meridional circulation results of the two data sets agree on a northward mass transport of about 20 million metric tons/sec for waters above the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), and a comparable southward transport of deep waters. Additional gross features held in common are the Benguela, South Equatorial and North Brazilian Coastal currents' northward transport of the Surface Water, and the deflection of the southward-flowing NADW from the South American Coast into the mid ocean by a seamount chain near 20 deg S. Total heat transport is equatorward, with a magnitude of 0.8 X 10 to the 15th W near 30 deg S and indistinguishable from zero near 8 deg S.
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author Fu, L.-L.
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title The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
title_short The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
title_full The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
title_fullStr The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
title_full_unstemmed The general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical South Atlantic determined by inverse methods
title_sort general circulation and meridional heat transport of the subtropical south atlantic determined by inverse methods
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North Atlantic Deep Water
North Atlantic
South Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic Deep Water
North Atlantic
South Atlantic Ocean
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