Seasonal flow reversals of intermediate waters in the canary current system east of the canary Islands

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Machín, Francisco, Pelegrí, Josep L., Fraile-Nuez, E., Vélez-Belchí, P., López-Laatzen, F., Hernández-Guerra, A.
• Other Authors: Fraile-Nuez, Eugenio, Velez-Belchi, Pedro, Pelegri, Josep, Machin, Francisco, Hernandez-Guerra, Alonso, 6602804374, 7003869003, 12139561900, 7801599223, 6506580233, 6701736545, 1451397, 358123, 1139939, 1378362, 5387532, 660191
• Language: English
• Published: 0022-3670 2010
• Subjects: Investigación; Seasonal variability; Intermediate waters; Salinity; Currents; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/49043; https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JPO4320.1

Two 9-yr current-meter and salinity records, together with climatological data, reveal marked seasonal variability of the intermediate flow at a key location in the Canary Basin. The region is characterized by a summer (July–September) and early fall (October) northward progression of Antarctic Intermediate Water followed by a fall (November–December) intense flow reversal of Mediterranean Water. A Sverdrup-type model confirms that these movements are associated with stretching or shrinking of the intermediate water strata.