Circulation and exchange processes on the South Atlantic Bight: Progress report, June 1, 1986 to May 31, 1987
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7023488
A SPring Removal EXperiment (SPREX) was devised to investigate the processes involved in the transport of fresh water from the inner-shelf in the vicinity of Savannah GA where river discharge is greatest, to the outer shelf south of Cape Fear, SC, where rapid exchange with the offshore current can occur. The SPREX experiment was conducted in the spring of 1985, however prior to this we conducted a pilot experiment called pre-SPREX during the spring of 1984. The studies took place in the spring in order to investigate the processes associated with the offshore transport of low salinity nearshore waters to the oceanic sink that is believed to occur during this season. Available evidence indicates that this spring removal process occurs as an episodic response to: (1) accumulation of river run-off in the Coastal Boundary zone, (2) northeastward wind events, and (3) seasonal development of shelf stratification. During the period from June 1, 1986 to May 31, 1987, efforts were concentrated on: (1) publication of scientific results from the GABEX studies; (2) processing and analysis of the pre-SPREX and SPREX data sets; (3) cooperative studies with other DOE/SAB investigators; and (4) planning for the Fall Transport Experiment (FLEX).
- Research Organization:
- Miami Univ., FL (USA). Div. of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-85ER60355
- OSTI ID:
- 7023488
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/60355-1; ON: DE87005307
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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