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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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository
1981
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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 |
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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