Abstract: Towed thermistor chain measurements are used to describe a large patch of ocean fine- and microstructure. In contrast to the relatively quiescent salt-fingering conditions of Part I, the 3-km long by 5?10-m high patch is ...

Abstract: Towed conductivity microstructure measurements are examined for evidence of salt fingering in the seasonal thermocline of the Sargasso Sea. Patches of limited-amplitude, narrow-bandwidth signals occur in particular fluid ...

Abstract: Coastal tide gage and meteorological records from Pensacola to Key West for the period January?April 1978 have been examined for low-frequency fluctuations. The dominant 6-day period signals in sea level, alongshore wind ...

Abstract: Observations of currents and temperature at a mooring on the 18 m isobath, 30 km south of the Florida shoreline, are discussed for the 31-day period 15 August?15 September 1978. Tidal currents, having average amplitudes ...

Abstract: Records from a number of temporary tide gage stations spaced an average of 20 km apart new Cedar Key, Florida are used to examine the alongshore pressure gradient over length scales much smaller than before possible. In ...

Abstract: A preliminary study shows how a standard acoustic Doppler current profiler, tilted so two beams scan horizontally beneath the surface, can he used to map characteristics of a ship's wake. For example, the measurements ...

Abstract: Temperature microstructure variability has been determined from measurements of electrical conductivity (?1.5 cm wavelength resolution) along two depths in the seasonal thermocline of the Sargasso Sea in July 1981. The ...

Abstract: The wintertime, wind-driven Ocean circulation on the West Florida Continental Shelf is studied within the framework of a linearized storm-surge model. The model bathymetry incorporates a realistic shelf, extending from New ...