Using motionally-induced electric signals to indirectly measure ocean velocity: Instrumental and theoretical developments

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Author: Szuts, Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Separation Point; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Denmark Strait
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000F-07DB-8

The motion of conductive sea water through the earth's magnetic field generates electromagnetic (EM) fields through a process called motional induction. Direct measurements of oceanic electric fields can be easily converted to water velocities by application of a first order theory. This techni...