Current observations near the continental slope off Portugal

• Main Authors: Meincke, Jens, Siedler, Gerold, Zenk, Walter
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1975
• Subjects: Atlantische Kuppenfahrten 1967/1-3; M8; M8_026; Meteor (1964); MOOR; Mooring; North Atlantic Ocean; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.604011; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.604011

Some current meter data obtained from a mooring at 2450 m water depth near the continental slope off Portugal are presented. The mean currents at five levels with observations are northward. Mean speeds in the core of the Mediterranean Water exceed speeds at shallower levels by 2 to 3 cm/sec, indica...