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Frontal Eddy Dynamics (FRED) experiment off North Carolina: Volume 1. Executive summary

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5875581
In preparation for oil and gas lease sales on the outer continental shelf offshore of North Carolina, the Minerals Management Service was requested to investigate the potential transport and impacts of oil spilled offshore. The Gulf Stream and associated eddies are an important aspect of the transport. Although the speed and location of the Gulf Stream are reasonably well known, knowledge of the meanders of the Gulf Stream is limited. How the circulatory structure and movement of associated frontal eddies and filaments affect the North Carolina coastal waters is not clear. This study investigates the interactions of these circulatory elements and follows the evolution of frontal eddies as they migrate along the North Carolina coast.
Research Organization:
Evans-Hamilton, Inc., Seattle, WA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5875581
Report Number(s):
PB-89-186936/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English