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Title: On the North Atlantic circulation

Journal Article · · Reviews of Geophysics (1985); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/92RG02583· OSTI ID:6377405
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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (United States)

A summary for North Atlantic circulation is proposed to replace the circulation scheme hypothesized by Worthington in 1976. Divergences from the previous model are in thermohaline circulation, cross-equatorical transport and Florida Current sources, flow in the eastern Atlantic, circulation in the Newfoundland Basin, slope water currents, and flow pattern near the Bahamas. The circulation patterns presented here are consistent with the majority of of published accounts of flow components. 77 refs., 14 figs., 3 tabs.

OSTI ID:
6377405
Journal Information:
Reviews of Geophysics (1985); (United States), Vol. 31:1; ISSN 8755-1209
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English