Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre
CTD sections carried out in September 1998 are used to describe the water masses, geostrophic circulation and mass transport in the easternmost branch of the Canary Current. The surface water mass (< 600 m) consists of North Atlantic Central Water (NACW) flowing south with a net mass transport of...
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| author | Alonso Hernández-Guerra Federico López-Laatzen Francisco Machín Demetrio de Armas J. L. Pelegrí |
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| description | CTD sections carried out in September 1998 are used to describe the water masses, geostrophic circulation and mass transport in the easternmost branch of the Canary Current. The surface water mass (< 600 m) consists of North Atlantic Central Water (NACW) flowing south with a net mass transport of 2.3 x 109 kg s-1. A tongue of relatively fresh water, consisting of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), was found approximately in the 600-1100 m depth layer. This tongue was 200 km wide, stretching from the African coast almost to Gran Canaria Island, and transported a net mass of 1.1 x 109 kg s-1 northward. This system of currents is what constitutes the real eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47c43a36735249ef8c413d118774388a2022-12-21T21:34:10ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81342001-07-0165S117718610.3989/scimar.2001.65s1177707Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyreAlonso Hernández-Guerra0Federico López-Laatzen1Francisco Machín2Demetrio de Armas3J. L. Pelegrí4Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaInstituto Español de OceanografíaFacultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaInstituto Español de OceanografíaFacultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCTD sections carried out in September 1998 are used to describe the water masses, geostrophic circulation and mass transport in the easternmost branch of the Canary Current. The surface water mass (< 600 m) consists of North Atlantic Central Water (NACW) flowing south with a net mass transport of 2.3 x 109 kg s-1. A tongue of relatively fresh water, consisting of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), was found approximately in the 600-1100 m depth layer. This tongue was 200 km wide, stretching from the African coast almost to Gran Canaria Island, and transported a net mass of 1.1 x 109 kg s-1 northward. This system of currents is what constitutes the real eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/713water massescirculationtransporteastern boundary currentsubtropical gyre |
| spellingShingle | Alonso Hernández-Guerra Federico López-Laatzen Francisco Machín Demetrio de Armas J. L. Pelegrí Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre Scientia Marina water masses circulation transport eastern boundary current subtropical gyre |
| title | Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
| title_full | Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
| title_fullStr | Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
| title_short | Water masses, circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
| title_sort | water masses circulation and transport in the eastern boundary current of the north atlantic subtropical gyre |
| topic | water masses circulation transport eastern boundary current subtropical gyre |
| url | http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/713 |
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