Meandering of the subtropical front south-east of the Azores
A subtropical front was observed in the area south and southeast of the Azores during cruises of FS Meteor and FS Poseidon in early 1982. The front has a basically west–east extension, with considerable meandering observed. Meso-scale eddies are found on both sides. The overall flow pattern correspo...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:15225 2023-05-15T17:25:17+02:00 Meandering of the subtropical front south-east of the Azores Käse, Rolf H. Siedler, Gerold 1982 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15225/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15225/1/K%C3%A4se.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/300245a0 en eng Nature Publishing Group https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15225/1/K%C3%A4se.pdf Käse, R. H. and Siedler, G. (1982) Meandering of the subtropical front south-east of the Azores. Open Access Nature, 300 (5889). pp. 245-246. DOI 10.1038/300245a0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/300245a0>. doi:10.1038/300245a0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 1982 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1038/300245a0 2023-04-07T15:05:11Z A subtropical front was observed in the area south and southeast of the Azores during cruises of FS Meteor and FS Poseidon in early 1982. The front has a basically west–east extension, with considerable meandering observed. Meso-scale eddies are found on both sides. The overall flow pattern corresponds to earlier results on geopotential differences in the upper northeast Atlantic, but the baroclinic transport of the order of 107 m3 s−1 is found to be concentrated in a 60-km wide jet. We suggest here that the current band is part of the gyre circulation, resulting from a branching of the North Atlantic Current. Article in Journal/Newspaper north atlantic current North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Nature 300 5889 245 246 |
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A subtropical front was observed in the area south and southeast of the Azores during cruises of FS Meteor and FS Poseidon in early 1982. The front has a basically west–east extension, with considerable meandering observed. Meso-scale eddies are found on both sides. The overall flow pattern corresponds to earlier results on geopotential differences in the upper northeast Atlantic, but the baroclinic transport of the order of 107 m3 s−1 is found to be concentrated in a 60-km wide jet. We suggest here that the current band is part of the gyre circulation, resulting from a branching of the North Atlantic Current. |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15225/1/K%C3%A4se.pdf Käse, R. H. and Siedler, G. (1982) Meandering of the subtropical front south-east of the Azores. Open Access Nature, 300 (5889). pp. 245-246. DOI 10.1038/300245a0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/300245a0>. doi:10.1038/300245a0 |
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