A comparison of cross-stream velocities and Gulf Stream translations utilizing in-situ and remotely-sensed data
A comparison of cross-stream velocities and Gulf Stream translations utilizing in-situ and remotely-sensed data
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1988-09
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Freise, Clark B.
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Gulf Stream
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10.1575/1912/4958
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Ocean currents
Abstract
In previous Gulf Stream work (Hall and Bryden, 1985,
Hall, 1985, 198GA, 198GB), a decomposition of multiple depth
current records was developed which produced along- and
cross-stream components. The cross-stream component was
found to occasionally match lateral displacements of the
Stream, as determined by temperature changes measured at the
current meters.
This study determined where within the meander pattern
of the Gulf Stream the cross-stream velocity calculated from
current meters at depth correctly predicted translations of
the Gulf Stream as measured by satellite data. Additionally,
the effects of recently quantified cross-stream velocities
associated with the curvature of Gulf Stream meanders were
analyzed.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 1988
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Freise, C. B. (1988). A comparison of cross-stream velocities and Gulf Stream translations utilizing in-situ and remotely-sensed data [Doctoral thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]. Woods Hole Open Access Server. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/4958