Exceptionally Strong Near-Bottom Flows on the Continental Rise of Nova Scotia

Recent current velocity measurements across the lower continental rise of Nova Scotia show a deep equator ward flow with speeds (maximum, 73 centimeters per second) among the highest recorded for the deep sea. Silicate measurements indicate that this flow usually consists of southern-source (Antarct...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Richardson, M. J., Wimbush, M., Mayer, Larry A.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 1981
Subjects:
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Antarc*
Antarctic
Online Access:https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom_affil/58
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.213.4510.887
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/213/4510/887.abstract?sid=699585e4-25ff-4e91-a4ac-cb903f435fc4
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Summary:Recent current velocity measurements across the lower continental rise of Nova Scotia show a deep equator ward flow with speeds (maximum, 73 centimeters per second) among the highest recorded for the deep sea. Silicate measurements indicate that this flow usually consists of southern-source (Antarctic) bottom water. These measurements confirm the existence of a second and deeper western boundary flow that was earlier inferred from geological observations.

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