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A Buoy and Ship Examination of the Subtropical Convergence South of Western Australia
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The eddying behavior of a satellite-tracked buoy near the subtropical convergence zone south of Australia prompted a ship survey of the area. The buoy's behavior over several months suggested a quasi-stable current pattern ...
Observations of Low Richardson Numbers and Undercurrents near a Front in the East Australian Current
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A surface current jet with speeds in excess of 1.5 m s?1 was found flowing southward and out to sea, off the northern New South Wales coast; such jets are commonly occurring features of the region. Estimates of surface ...
The Separation of the East Australian Current
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Oceanographic data from the last two decades show that the behavior of the East Australian Current system is qualitatively different on either side of a line extending south-southeast of Sugarloaf Point (32°30°S); to the ...