The zonal currents and transports at 35°W in the tropical Atlantic.

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Schott, Friedrich, Dengler, Marcus , Brandt, Peter , Affler, Karina, Fischer, Jürgen , Bourles, Bernard, Gouriou, Yves, Molinari, Robert and Rhein, Monika (2003) The zonal currents and transports at 35°W in the tropical Atlantic. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 30 (7). pp. 1349-1352. DOI 10.1029/2002GL016849.

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Abstract

The total of 13 existing cross-equatorial shipboard current profiling sections taken during the WOCE period between 1990 and 2002 along 35°W are used to determine the mean meridional structure of the zonal top-to-bottom circulation between the Brazilian coast, near 5°S, and 5°N and to estimate mean transports of the individual identified shallow, intermediate and deep current branches. One of the results is that, on the equator, a mean westward Equatorial Intermediate Current below the Equatorial Undercurrent exists.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: Physical Oceanography
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-PO Physical Oceanography
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: AGU (American Geophysical Union)
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2008 17:26
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2018 13:19
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/473

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