SURFACE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AS INDICATORS OF THE POSITION OF THE GULF STREAM

Abstract

The possibility of determining the position of the Gulf Stream from an examination of surface temperature gradients was investigated. A comparison was made of the surface, 100-m, and where possible, 200-m temperatures from 99 BT sections across or well into the Gulf Stream. Agreement between surface and deep temperature gradients was good for the main currents of the Stream from November to May; however, at no season of the year did surface temperature gradients in the slope water inshore of the Gulf Stream reliably reflect those in deep water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0016499

Entities

People

  • S. L. Strack

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Crossings
  • Deep Water
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Geography
  • Gulf Stream
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Oceanography
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Regions
  • Rhode Island
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Universities
  • Water

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