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Schmitz, W.J., Thompson, J.D. and Luyten, J.R. (1992). The Sverdrup circulation for the Atlantic along 24°N. Journal of Geophysical Research 97: doi: 10.1029/92JC00417. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The 30 Sv transported by the Florida Current through the Straits of Florida off Miami could consist of a wind-driven contribution of 17 Sv along with a thermohaline component of 13 Sv. The latter might flow from the South Atlantic as upper layer compensation for a net lower layer cross-equatorial flow southward. The Sverdrup transport along 24¿N in the interior North Atlantic east of 55¿--60¿W is about 17 Sv, potentially matching the wind-driven component of the Florida Current. The circulation in the vicinity of 24¿N and west of 55¿--60¿W up to the Bahama Banks contains energetic, shorter spatial scale flows, where there is a similarity between the regional pattern of the Sverdrup transport contours and the scales and structure of the observed C-shaped pattern of dynamic height. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992 |
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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, General circulation, Oceanography, Physical, Currents, Oceanography, Physical, Hydrography |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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