Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic
Also published as: Journal of Marine Research, Volwne 36, 3, 1978, pp. 311-322. From the wind stress computation of Bunker (1976) for the North Atlantic, the annual mean and seasonal vertical velocities which result from convergences in the Ekman Layers are computed. Charts of the geostrophic and to...
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/10613 2023-05-15T17:29:29+02:00 Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic Leetmaa, Ants Bunker, Andrew F. 1978-08 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10613 en_US eng Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-78-53 Leetmaa, A., & Bunker, A. F. (1978). Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10613 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10613 doi:10.1575/1912/10613 Leetmaa, A., & Bunker, A. F. (1978). Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10613 doi:10.1575/1912/10613 Winds Ocean-atmosphere interaction Technical Report 1978 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10613 2022-05-28T23:00:28Z Also published as: Journal of Marine Research, Volwne 36, 3, 1978, pp. 311-322. From the wind stress computation of Bunker (1976) for the North Atlantic, the annual mean and seasonal vertical velocities which result from convergences in the Ekman Layers are computed. Charts of the geostrophic and total transport (geostrophic plus Ekman) are constructed using the Sverdrup relationship. Of particular interest are an intense current leaving the coast at the point where the Gulf Stream separates and a cyclonic gyre north of the Stream in this area. Good agreement exists between the computed features of the large scale circulation patterns and the observed ones. Close correspondence exists between the predicted and observed paths of the Gulf Stream; separation from the coast occurs at the maxima in the wind stress. Prepared for the Office of Naval Research under Contract N00014-74-C-0262; NR 083-004. Report North Atlantic Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Woods Hole, MA |
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Also published as: Journal of Marine Research, Volwne 36, 3, 1978, pp. 311-322. From the wind stress computation of Bunker (1976) for the North Atlantic, the annual mean and seasonal vertical velocities which result from convergences in the Ekman Layers are computed. Charts of the geostrophic and total transport (geostrophic plus Ekman) are constructed using the Sverdrup relationship. Of particular interest are an intense current leaving the coast at the point where the Gulf Stream separates and a cyclonic gyre north of the Stream in this area. Good agreement exists between the computed features of the large scale circulation patterns and the observed ones. Close correspondence exists between the predicted and observed paths of the Gulf Stream; separation from the coast occurs at the maxima in the wind stress. Prepared for the Office of Naval Research under Contract N00014-74-C-0262; NR 083-004. |
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Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic |
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Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic |
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Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic |
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Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic |
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Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic |
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updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the ekman layers, and sverdrup transports in the north atlantic |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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Leetmaa, A., & Bunker, A. F. (1978). Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10613 doi:10.1575/1912/10613 |
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WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-78-53 Leetmaa, A., & Bunker, A. F. (1978). Updated charts of the mean annual wind stress, convergences in the Ekman layers, and Sverdrup transports in the North Atlantic. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10613 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10613 doi:10.1575/1912/10613 |
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