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contributor authorLozier, M. Susan
contributor authorGawarkiewicz, Glen
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:54:45Z
date available2017-06-09T14:54:45Z
date copyright2001/08/01
date issued2001
identifier issn0022-3670
identifier otherams-29511.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4166747
description abstractSurface drifters at 10 and 40 m are analyzed to assess cross-frontal exchange characteristics within the Middle Atlantic Bight. This Lagrangian analysis shows a shelfbreak jet characterized by strong and ubiquitous meandering. The drifters collectively demonstrate the continuity of the shelfbreak frontal jet from Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras. Along the length of the shelf break the drifters are detrained both onshore and offshore, yet offshore detrainment is predominant. The sites for offshore detrainment are distributed along the Bight, precluding the possibility that localized bathymetric features are the primary conduits for near-surface to mid-depth cross-frontal exchange. Finally, a strong seasonal asymmetry is noted in the drifter exchange pattern, with more offshore exchange in the winter than in the summer. However, the available data limits our interpretation of this feature.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleCross-Frontal Exchange in the Middle Atlantic Bight as Evidenced by Surface Drifters
typeJournal Paper
journal volume31
journal issue8
journal titleJournal of Physical Oceanography
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2498:CFEITM>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage2498
journal lastpage2510
treeJournal of Physical Oceanography:;2001:;Volume( 031 ):;issue: 008
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