ON THE CALCULATION OF VERTICAL MOTION IN EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF HORIZONTAL MOTION,

Abstract

The vertical component of velocity in the ocean is often calculated from determinations of horizontal velocity divergence. The use of a form of the vorticity equation in the estimation of the divergence is reviewed. The frequently neglected term involving the change in relative vorticity along a streamline is important in the complex boundary currents observed along the California coast. This term and the change in planetary vorticity may contribute to the upwelling indicated by temperature measurements to the south of capes and points in Baja California. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1965
Accession Number
AD0620712

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Arthur

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Baja California
  • Boundaries
  • California
  • Convection
  • Equations
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Motion
  • Upwelling

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Coastal Oceanography