[Circulation and exchange processes on the South Atlantic Bight Continental Shelf]. [Progress summary for 1986]

Technical Report · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10111182· OSTI ID:10111182

A continuation of the physical oceanography program to investigate circulation and exchange processes on the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) Continental Shelf is proposed. The transport and dispersal of materials entering the inner shelf zone with river discharge is not well understood at present. Climatological data, satellite imagery, and numerical modeling results indicate two removal routes for these nearshore waters: northeast transport and offshore exchange between Cape Fear and Savannah during the spring and summer when maximum run-off and northward winds prevail; and southward transport and offshore exchange near Cape Canaveral during the fall when southward winds prevail. We have conducted interdisciplinary experiments to investigate the transport processes in the inner to outer shelf between Savannah, Georgia and Cape Fear, North Carolina. In addition we propose to continue synthesis and interpretation of current measurements. The analyses will focus on determining the coupling mechanisms of inner shelf and outer shelf waters with special emphasis placed on resolving the modes and rates of shelf water removal.

• Research Organization: Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-85ER60355
• OSTI ID: 10111182
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60355--T3; ON: DE95005816; BR: HA0203010/KP0202000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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