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RISHow Does the Deep Western Boundary Current Cross the Gulf Stream?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The manner in which the deep western boundary current (DWBC) crosses the Gulf Stream is investigated using data from a hydrographic survey conducted in 1990. Absolute geostrophic velocity vectors are computed using in situ ...
Determining the Strength of the Deep Western Boundary Current Using the Chlorofluoromethane Ratio
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The dilution of a passive tracer during deep water formation and the subsequent advection/mixing in a deep boundary current is modeled with application to chlorofluoromethanes (CFMs) in the North Atlantic. Two different ...
Changes in the CFC Inventories and Formation Rates of Upper Labrador Sea Water, 1997–2001
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Chlorofluorocarbon (component CFC-11) and hydrographic data from 1997, 1999, and 2001 are presented to track the large-scale spreading of the Upper Labrador Sea Water (ULSW) in the subpolar gyre of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
Decadal Changes in Water Mass Characteristics at 24°N in the Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Three transatlantic hydrographic sections across 24°N through the center of the subtropical gyre are analyzed for evidence of decadal changes in water mass characteristics. In the main thermocline, there has been a steady ...