Surface drifter measurements in the Atlantic North Equatorial countercurrent 1983-1985
Citable URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8288DOI
10.1575/1912/8288Keyword
Oceanography; Ocean currents; Oceanographic buoysAbstract
Thirty freely drifting drogued surface buoys were tracked by satellite in
the vicinity of the Atlantic North Equatorial Countercurrent from February 1983
to February 1985 as part of the SEQUAL (Seasonal Equatorial Atlantic) Experiment.
Buoys were launched at several different times of the year in order to
sample the Countercurrent in different seasons. The purpose was to measure the
seasonal variation of the Countercurrent in relation to wind forcing.
The basic data set consists of buoy trajectories, and sea surface
temperature, velocity, and wind speed along the trajectories. A comparison is
made between the data from the buoys and from a current meter mooring near 6N,
28W. The main results presented here consist of the collection of figures
which show trajectories and time series data along the Countercurrent, and in
the North and South Equatorial Currents, Guinea Current and North Brazil
Current.
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Richardson, P. L., & Wooding, C. M. (1985). Surface drifter measurements in the Atlantic North Equatorial countercurrent 1983-1985. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/8288Related items
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