DROGUE MEASUREMENTS OF SHALLOW CURRENTS ON THE EQUATOR IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN,

Abstract

Parachute drogue measurements in the Atlantic Equatorial Undercurrent during February, March and April 1963 between 25 degrees and 35W at depths between 75 and 200 meters show velocities towards the east of up to 75 cm/sec. Surface currents during this period varied between 60 cm/sec towards the south-west to 60 cm/sec towards the east. This shift in direction of the surface flow may be related to the decrease in wind stress as the inter-tropical convergence moves through the area. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622716

Entities

People

  • C. E. Parker
  • M. C. Stalcup

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Convergence
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Parachutes
  • Physical Properties
  • Stresses
  • Wind Stress

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Oceanography.